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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 Rico (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 Rico. 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 northeast 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 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.

Rico 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 Rico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rico:

  • Indiana County     (The home county of Rico)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Suncliff
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
    • Littletown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Littletown is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
    • Nolo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nolo is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
    • Penn Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dilltown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Claghorn ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Claghorn is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
    • Waterman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Waterman is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
    • Armagh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rexis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rexis is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
    • Wehrum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wehrum is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
    • Heshbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
    • Lucerne Mines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Atwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Elderton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Barnards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
    • Blanco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
    • Rural Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Yatesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
    • Bryan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Cochrans Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
    • Edmon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • Spring Church
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bedford County
    • Pavia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Blue Knob
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
    • Highland Fling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
    • Puzzletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • White Mill Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
    • Vintondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vintondale is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Belsano
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Belsano is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
    • Twin Rocks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardiff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cardiff is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Wilmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pindleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pindleton is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
    • Mundys Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
    • Nanty Glo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nicktown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nicktown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
    • Beula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Beula is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
    • Burnside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Westover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • New Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • McPherron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McPherron is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Mahaffey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompsontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
    • Coalport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
    • Mayes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayes is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
    • Rosebud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Valier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Valier is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Winslow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Punxsutawney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Oliveburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Davidsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Thomas Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
    • Jerome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Paint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Windber
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Blough
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Blough is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
    • Jennerstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jenners Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rico, with the one closest to Rico listed first.
    • Seward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Robb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • New Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
    • Burrell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
    • Livermore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • New Derry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Derry
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • New Alexandria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Avonmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Rico ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rico.

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 Rico - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Brush Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Frye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Conrad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Land Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Armagh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherryhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rich Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coral Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] 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>
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Independent Country Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Suncliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Suncliff is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
  • Brush Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
  • Nolo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nolo is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
  • Pikes Peak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
  • Penn Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dilltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Strongstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Heshbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
  • Armagh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clyde is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Kenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenwood is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Two Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Homer City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Graceton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Graceton is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • Onberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Onberg is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg

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

Newspapers Published in Rico ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rico.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rico, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rico.

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 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 Rico:

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 Rico, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.