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 Sagamore (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 Sagamore. 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 northwest 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 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.
Sagamore is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Sagamore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sagamore:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Sagamore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnards is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Rural Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blanco is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Oscar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Elderton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muff is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Karns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Natrona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Leasureville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Dennys Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fenelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Karns City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Ekastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Saint Joe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Petrolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Great Belt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Garmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Nicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- White Mill Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Northern Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Belsano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Vintondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Hastings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Rocks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Fairmont City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Lawsonham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Brinkerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Piolett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Crates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Frogtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Phillipston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Rimersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Burnside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Mahaffey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- New Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Troutville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Curry Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Helvetia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Beyer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Willet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Smicksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ambrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Elkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Valier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Timblin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Langville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Worthville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Oliveburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Punxsutawney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Coolspring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Winslow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Ohl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Green Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Avonmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- East Vandergrift
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Oklahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Salina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandergrift
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Bagdad
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Burrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- North Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sagamore, see our County-by-County Page for Sagamore.
Cemeteries Near Sagamore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sagamore.
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 Sagamore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sagamore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smicksburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Speedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
- The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <2>
- Columbia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Sagamore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sagamore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sagamore, with the one closest to Sagamore listed first.
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Willet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Barnards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnards is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Plumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Denton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Bryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is also located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Rural Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Advance is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Smicksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmel is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Ambrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sagamore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sagamore.
Newspapers Published in Sagamore ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sagamore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sagamore, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sagamore.
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 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 Sagamore:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Westmoreland 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 Sagamore, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sagamore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |