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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 Palo Alto (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 Palo Alto. 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 and hospitals 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.

Palo Alto is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.

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

  • Bedford County     (The home county of Palo Alto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Stringtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Bedford County
    • Cooks Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
    • Hyndman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <3>
    • Beans Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
      • Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
    • Rainsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
      • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Kegg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County
    • Manns Choice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Charlesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Bedford County
    • Schellsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Purcell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
      • Purcell is located in Bedford County
    • Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Ott Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ott Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
      • Ott Town is located in Bedford County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Emmaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
      • Emmaville is located in Fulton County
    • Dott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
      • Dott is located in Fulton County
    • Warfordsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
      • Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Fairhope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
      • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Johnsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
      • Johnsburg is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <3>
    • Callimont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
      • Callimont is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Wittenberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
      • Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
    • Hays Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
      • Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
    • Glade City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
      • Glade City is located in Somerset County
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <3>
    • New Baltimore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Downey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Somerset County
    • Pine Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Meyersdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Allegany County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Ellerslie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
      • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Corriganville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
      • Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Barrelville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
      • Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Cumberland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
      • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • La Vale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Savage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
      • Mount Savage is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <3>
    • Flintstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flintstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintstone
      • Flintstone is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flintstone <3>
    • Rush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
      • Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Zihlman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
      • Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Clarysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
      • Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Eckhart Mines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eckhart Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
      • Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Garrett County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Grantsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Bittinger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Pearre
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
      • Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Hancock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Donaldson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donaldson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Ritters
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Higginsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Three Churches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Wapocomo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wapocomo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Vance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Romney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <3>
    • Slanesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Mineral County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Ridgeley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Carpendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Wiley Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Ford
      • Wiley Ford is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley Ford <3>
    • Short Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Fort Ashby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <3>
    • Keyser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
      • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <3>
    • Piedmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Headsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Headsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Burlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • New Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
    • Doe Gully
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doe Gully. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
      • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Hansrote
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hansrote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
      • Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orleans Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Paw Paw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
      • Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Bath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Berkeley Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Berryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Hancock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Palo Alto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palo Alto.

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

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

  • Porter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Growden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Growden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Growden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Coney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AL-II-A-095 <4>
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Meadow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Meadow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Cooks Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
    • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
  • State Line
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Bedford County
  • Ellerslie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Hoblitzell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoblitzell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoblitzell
    • Hoblitzell is located in Bedford County
  • Williams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Somerset County
  • Hazen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Hazen is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Wellersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
    • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Corriganville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
    • Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Kreigbaum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreigbaum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
    • Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Mount Savage Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
    • Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Fairhope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyndman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <3>
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    • Foley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
      • Foley is located in Somerset County
    • Barrelville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
      • Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Somerset County

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

Newspapers Published in Palo Alto ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palo Alto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palo Alto, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palo Alto.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Palo Alto:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<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 Palo Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Palo Alto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palo Alto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7637, Longitude: -78.7500       In this case, the coordinates for Palo Alto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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