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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 Saint Augustine (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 Saint Augustine. 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 Saint Augustine ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Augustine: St. Augustine
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Augustine. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Augustine.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Saint Augustine is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Augustine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Augustine:
- Cambria County (The home county of Saint Augustine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Chest Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Dysart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Ashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Patton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Amsbry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Spindley City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Fallentimber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Carrolltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallitzin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Pavia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- King
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Osterburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Highland Fling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Cross Keys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duncansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Culp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Grazierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Frankstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Hollidaysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Port Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Lyleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Coalport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Blain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Utahville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Irvona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Sylvis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Glen Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hegarty Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Mayes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Thompsontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Birmingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Pennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Water Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Huntingdon Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Marklesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Entriken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hesston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Huntingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Alverda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Cherry Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Heilwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cookport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Pine Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Glen Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Kenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Commodore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nolo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Punxsutawney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Ogletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Paint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Tire Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Windber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Seward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Augustine, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Augustine.
Cemeteries Near Saint Augustine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Augustine.
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 Saint Augustine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Augustine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amsbry Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Loretto.
- The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46182 <2>
- Shelton Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Bennington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spangle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Augustine had a population of 366 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Augustine, with the one closest to Saint Augustine listed first.
- Chest Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Ashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dysart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Condron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Condron is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condron
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Patton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amsbry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Frugality
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
- Elstie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Saint Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Van Ormer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Ormer is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Ormer
- Fallentimber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carrolltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Gallitzin
(7 miles [11.3 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 Saint Augustine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Augustine.
Newspapers Published in Saint Augustine ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Augustine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Augustine, 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 Saint Augustine.
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 helpful 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 Saint Augustine:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cambria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Somerset 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 Saint Augustine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Augustine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |