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 Park Forest Village (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 Park Forest Village. 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.
Name Variations for Park Forest Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Park Forest Village: Park Frst. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Park Forest Village is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Park Forest Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Forest Village:
- Centre County (The home county of Park Forest Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Krumrine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Scotia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Waddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- State College
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomsdorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Houserville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Julian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Panorama Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Pine Grove Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stormstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Boalsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Culp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Point View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Cambria County
- Lloydville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Chester Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Kylertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Wallaceton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Brisbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Parsonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Keewaydin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ginter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Houtzdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Abdera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Lamar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Dungarvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Ennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Neffs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Seven Stars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Huntingdon Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Donation
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Doyles Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Reeds Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Menno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Milroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lumber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yeagertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Snyder County
- Bannerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Union County
- Cherry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Forest Village, see our County-by-County Page for Park Forest Village.
Cemeteries Near Park Forest Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Forest Village.
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 Park Forest Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Forest Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centre County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <2>
- Benner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsylvania Furnace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Park Forest Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park Forest Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Forest Village, with the one closest to Park Forest Village listed first.
- Krumrine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Waddle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Buffalo Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Julian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Houserville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Pine Grove Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stormstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Gatesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
- Musser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Boalsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dale Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Rockspring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockspring is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Forest Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Forest Village.
Newspapers Published in Park Forest Village ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Forest Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Forest Village, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park Forest Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Park Forest Village:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Snyder County
- Union 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Park Forest Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Park Forest Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |