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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 Paint (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 Paint. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Paint is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Bedford, Cambria, Fayette & Westmoreland.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Paint)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Windber
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tire Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Benson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Davidsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <1>
    • Blough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
    • Hooversville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Jerome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Thomas Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Ogletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
      • Ogletown is located in Somerset County
    • Central City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
    • Kantner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kantner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
      • Kantner is located in Somerset County
    • Stoystown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoystown
      • Stoystown is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoystown <1>
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Pleasantville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • New Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
    • Osterburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Schellsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
      • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <1>
    • Kegg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kegg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County
    • Saint Clairsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Wolfsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
      • Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
    • Salemville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
      • Salemville is located in Bedford County
    • Manns Choice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
      • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <1>
    • New Enterprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
      • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
    • Yount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
      • Yount is located in Bedford County
    • Waterside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
      • Waterside is located in Bedford County
    • Bedford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Blue Knob
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
    • Cotton Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Blair County
    • Claysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Puzzletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
    • Roaring Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Newry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
      • Duncansville is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <1>
    • Canan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
      • Canan is located in Blair County
    • Hollidaysburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Frankstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
      • Frankstown is located in Blair County
    • Clover Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
      • Clover Creek is located in Blair County
    • Altoona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Scalp Level
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Geistown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
      • Geistown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Belmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Cambria County
    • Ferndale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <1>
    • Lorain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
      • Lorain is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Dale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Salix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
    • Daisytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
      • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Elim
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
    • Johnstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Southmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Dunlo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
      • Dunlo is located in Cambria County
    • Brownstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Seven Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <1>
    • Champion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Wehrum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
      • Wehrum is located in Indiana County
    • Rexis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
      • Rexis is located in Indiana County
    • Armagh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dilltown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Indiana County
    • Claghorn ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claghorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
      • Claghorn is located in Indiana County
    • Heshbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
      • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
    • Littletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
      • Littletown is located in Indiana County
    • Nolo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
      • Nolo is located in Indiana County
    • Suncliff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
      • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
    • Palmertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Lick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
      • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Coral
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paint, with the one closest to Paint listed first.
    • Robb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
    • Seward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • New Florence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Fairfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
    • Laurel Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Laughlintown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
    • Bolivar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ligonier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rector
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Darlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
    • Derry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
    • Burrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County

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

Newspapers Published in Paint ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paint, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paint.

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 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 Paint:

Cemeteries Near Paint ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paint.

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

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

  • Weaver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Weaver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381803 <5>
  • Richland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Snavely Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snavely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snavely Cemetery
  • Custer Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hollsopple.
    • The Custer Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Custer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44661 <5>
  • Dunmyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunmyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunmyer Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Weaver Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381800 <5>
  • Weaver Burial Grounds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kaufman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaufman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaufman Cemetery
  • Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
    • The Sandyvale Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Sandyvale Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973537 <5>
  • Berkley Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berkley Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkley Hills Cemetery
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Daisytown.
      • The Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cover Cemetery
      • Singer Cemetery
      • Singer Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45637 <5>
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Scalp Level
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
    • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Rummel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rummel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummel
    • Rummel is located in Somerset County
  • Walsall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsall
    • Walsall is located in Cambria County
  • Ingleside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Ingleside is located in Cambria County
  • Geistown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
    • Geistown is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Elton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
  • Davidsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
    • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <1>
  • Hollsopple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Somerset County
  • Stonycreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonycreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
    • Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
  • Ferndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <1>
  • Conemaugh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
    • Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Salix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Salix is located in Cambria County
    • Johnstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooversville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
      • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people

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

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State 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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2420, Longitude: -78.8481       In this case, the coordinates for Paint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Paint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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