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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 Penn View (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 Penn View. 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 Penn View ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Penn View: Penn Vw.

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 northeast 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 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.

Penn View is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

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

  • Centre County     (The home county of Penn View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Ingleby
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
      • Ingleby is located in Centre County
    • Coburn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Aaronsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <1>
    • Millheim
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <1>
    • Zerby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
    • Fiedler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Penn Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
    • Rebersburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodward
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madisonburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Spring Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <1>
    • Potters Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
      • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
    • Centre Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centre Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
      • Centre Hill is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Tylersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
    • Lamar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenburr
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
    • Abdera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
    • Loganton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <1>
    • Cedar Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
    • Rote
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
    • Mill Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
      • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <1>
    • Castanea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Flemington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Beech Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <1>
    • Dunnstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ennisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Neffs Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neffs Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • McAlisterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
      • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <1>
    • Swales
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
    • Mifflin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Richfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
    • Port Royal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Port
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
    • Locust Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
    • Thompsontown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Knousetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
      • Knousetown is located in Juniata County
    • Seven Stars
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
    • Doyles Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyles Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Antes Fort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antes Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
    • Collomsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collomsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Ramsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Milroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <1>
    • Alfarata
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
    • Honey Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Honey Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
    • Paintersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
    • Reedsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <1>
    • Lumber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Yeagertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
    • Lewistown Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
    • Lewistown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kishacoquillas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
    • Juniata Terrace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Millerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ickesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
      • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
    • Eshcol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
      • Eshcol is located in Perry County
    • Reward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
      • Reward is located in Perry County
    • Liverpool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <1>
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
    • Middle Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
    • McClure
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <1>
    • Benfer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benfer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
    • Troxelville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
    • Beaver Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
    • Beavertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <1>
    • Paxtonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
    • Penns Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <1>
    • Coon Hunter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
      • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
    • Middleburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <1>
    • Globe Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
      • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Penn View, with the one closest to Penn View listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
    • Glen Iron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
    • Laurelton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
    • Hartleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Millmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
      • Millmont is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millmont <1>
    • Mifflinburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
      • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <1>
    • Red Bank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
    • New Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
    • Dry Valley Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Valley Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
      • Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
    • Linntown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
      • Linntown is located in Union County
    • Lewisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Penn View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penn View.

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

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

  • Paradise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Heckman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heckman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heckman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belltown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belltown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alfarata Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfarata Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfarata 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 Penn View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penn View.

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

  • Coburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Poe Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
    • Poe Mills is located in Centre County
  • Ingleby
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
    • Ingleby is located in Centre County
  • Aaronsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
    • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <1>
  • Millheim
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <1>
  • Zerby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
    • Zerby is located in Centre County
  • Cherry Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Cherry Run is located in Union County
  • Fiedler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
    • Fiedler is located in Centre County
  • Penn Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
    • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
  • Woodward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Madisonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
  • Spring Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <1>
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    • Siglerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
      • Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
    • Weikert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weikert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weikert
      • Weikert is located in Union County
    • Wolfs Store
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
      • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County

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

Newspapers Published in Penn View ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penn View, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penn View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Penn View:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penn View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penn View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8465, Longitude: -77.4525       In this case, the coordinates for Penn View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Penn View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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