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 Rhoads (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 Rhoads. 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 Rhoads ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rhoads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rhoads may originally have been Rhoad's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rhoads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rhoads.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rhoads 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 Rhoads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhoads:
- Centre County (The home county of Rhoads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Pancake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poorman Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Snow Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Milesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Moshannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Curtin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Axemann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Wyside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mix Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Huntley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Pottersdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Keewaydin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Kylertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrisdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wallaceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- West Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Osceola Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Parsonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Abdera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Keating
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Cooks Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Beech Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bitumen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flemington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Salona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Renovo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farrandsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Dungarvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Ennisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Neffs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Huntingdon Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Donation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Milroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kishacoquillas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lumber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yeagertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Burnham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Rhoads, see our County-by-County Page for Rhoads.
Cemeteries Near Rhoads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhoads.
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 Rhoads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhoads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trcziyulny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Askey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellefonte City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <3>
- Meyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Schencks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Benner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centre County Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rhoads had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhoads, with the one closest to Rhoads listed first.
- Gum Stump
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Stump is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
- Butts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butts is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wingate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Milesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillintown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillintown
- Moshannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Bellefonte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rhoads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhoads.
Newspapers Published in Rhoads ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhoads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhoads, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhoads.
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 Rhoads:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cameron County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Rhoads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhoads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |