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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 Red Barn (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 Red Barn. 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.

Red Barn is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.

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

  • Indiana County     (The home county of Red Barn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Waterman
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Waterman is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
    • Homer City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Graceton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Graceton is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • Coral
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lucerne Mines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
    • Josephine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Josephine is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
    • Smathers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Smathers is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
    • Palmertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Black Lick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
    • Ben Avon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
    • Heshbon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
    • Claghorn ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Claghorn is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Karns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
    • Sligo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Natrona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Plum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plum is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Olivet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Elderton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Edmon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • Spring Church
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cochrans Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
    • Whitesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Blanco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Rural Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Apollo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Apollo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Vintondale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Vintondale is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Wilmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Mill Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
    • Belsano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Belsano is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
    • Twin Rocks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cardiff is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Mundys Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
    • Nanty Glo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brownstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambria City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
    • Vinco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vinco is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Conemaugh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Burnside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Sylvis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Westover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Valier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Valier is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Punxsutawney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Thomas Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
    • Davidsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hollsopple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Benson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Paint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jenners Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
    • Windber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Barn, with the one closest to Red Barn listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Burrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
    • New Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Robb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • West Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
    • New Derry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Derry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
    • New Alexandria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Avonmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Salina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Barn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Barn.

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 Red Barn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Barn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coral Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
    • The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
  • Smathers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kunkle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Frye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brush Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Red Barn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Barn.

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

  • Graceton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Graceton is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
  • Homer City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Two Lick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
  • Smathers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Smathers is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
  • Heshbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
  • Brush Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
  • Smith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Indiana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crete is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Snyder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Snyder is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Blairsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cokeville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
    • Bolivar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Armagh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Red Barn ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Barn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Barn, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Barn.

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 websites either 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 Red Barn:

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 Red Barn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Barn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.