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 Pinecroft (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 Pinecroft. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Pinecroft is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Pinecroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinecroft:
- Blair County (The home county of Pinecroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Bellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Culp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Fling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Grazierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Flowing Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Point View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Frankstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Springfield Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- King
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Pavia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Waterside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Loysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Osterburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Salemville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Langdondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Lloydville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fallentimber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsbry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Gallitzin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spindley City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Tunnelhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Flinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chest Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Glass City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Musser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Port Matilda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Ramblewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Stormstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- North Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Utahville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Ginter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Coalport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Lyleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Houtzdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ramey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Blain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Rosebud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Glen Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Irvona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Water Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Marklesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hesston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Dungarvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Entriken
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Alverda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cherry Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Grisemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Heilwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Glen Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cookport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Pine Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Rexis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Menno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinecroft, see our County-by-County Page for Pinecroft.
Cemeteries Near Pinecroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinecroft.
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 Pinecroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinecroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Antis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44953 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Logan Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45918 <2>
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pinecroft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinecroft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinecroft, with the one closest to Pinecroft listed first.
- Juniata
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Bellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roots
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roots is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
- Fostoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Tipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wopsononock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wopsononock is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wopsononock
- Allegheny Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Flowing Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Canoe Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Point View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Lloydville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Grazierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinecroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinecroft.
Newspapers Published in Pinecroft ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinecroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinecroft, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinecroft.
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 Pinecroft:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Mifflin 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> | 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 Pinecroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pinecroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |