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 Richvale (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 Richvale. 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 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.
Richvale is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.
Below are the counties that are near Richvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richvale:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Richvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Shirleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aughwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Orbisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Neelyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Birdville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Three Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Saxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Langdondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Marble City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Shellytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Covedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Clover Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Oreminea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Franklin Forge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Point View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Shippensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lees Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Bears Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Caprivi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Montsera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mowersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pleasant Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Orrstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Keefers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Metal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Pinola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Cowans Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Clear Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Laidig
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Wells Tannery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Harrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley-Hi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Pleasant Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Peru Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perulack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Kistler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Menno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- New Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Kistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Landisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Alinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Eshcol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Falling Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richvale, see our County-by-County Page for Richvale.
Cemeteries Near Richvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richvale.
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 Richvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Richvale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shade Valley Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nossville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones / Chapman / Parson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolinger Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Barkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Germany Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Richvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richvale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richvale, with the one closest to Richvale listed first.
- Culbertson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Culbertson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
- Blairs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Nossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nossville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nossville
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Shirleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doylesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesburg
- Rockhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Shade Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neelyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newton Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Peru Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Spring Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richvale.
Newspapers Published in Richvale ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richvale, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richvale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Richvale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Richvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Richvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |