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 Oshanter (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 Oshanter. 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 and doctors 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.
Oshanter is located in Clearfield County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Oshanter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oshanter:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Oshanter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Glen Richey
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Olanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Curwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Belsena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Lumber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Plymptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gazzam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Tyrone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Forge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Highland Fling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Culp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Flinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fallentimber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lloydville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Dean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Thomas Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Hastings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dysart
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Patton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Barnesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Garmantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Northern Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Saint Benedict
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Philipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- North Philipsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Casanova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Pine Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Port Matilda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moshannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Stormstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Julian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Scattertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Byrnedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Benezette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Challenge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kylers Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Horton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Dagus Mines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Dents Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Pennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Dungarvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Huntingdon Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Water Street
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Glen Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Urey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Hooverhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Johnsonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Cherry Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Rossiter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cookport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Purchase Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Rochester Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Alverda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Commodore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Sykesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Pancoast
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
- Prescottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Red Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Reynoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wishaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Sandy Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Crenshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Panic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Punxsutawney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oshanter, see our County-by-County Page for Oshanter.
Cemeteries Near Oshanter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oshanter.
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 Oshanter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oshanter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baughman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oshanter had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oshanter, with the one closest to Oshanter listed first.
- Glen Richey
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Olanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- New Millport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Millport is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millport
- Jeffries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffries is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Curwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield Junction is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield Junction
- Kerrmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrmoor is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrmoor
- Belsena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lumber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Gazzam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Madera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oshanter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oshanter.
Newspapers Published in Oshanter ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oshanter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oshanter, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oshanter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oshanter:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Elk County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Oshanter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Oshanter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |