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 Saint Lawrence (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 Lawrence. 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 Lawrence ...
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 Lawrence: St. Lawrence
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Lawrence. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Lawrence.
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 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.
Saint Lawrence 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 Lawrence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Lawrence:
- Cambria County (The home county of Saint Lawrence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Thomas Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Patton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallentimber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carrolltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Benedict
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Chest Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Spangler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Barnesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Bedford County
- Pavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Highland Fling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Grazierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Culp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Cross Keys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Tyrone Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Duncansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Casanova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Port Matilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- McPherron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Coalport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Sylvis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Blain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Irvona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utahville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Mayes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Thompsontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Glen Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Birmingham
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Huntingdon Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Water Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Dungarvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Cherry Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Glen Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Hooverhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
- Urey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cookport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Pine Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Commodore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heilwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Winslow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Punxsutawney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sykesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Wishaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Panic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Oliveburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Prescottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Reynoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Seward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Lawrence, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Lawrence.
Cemeteries Near Saint Lawrence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Lawrence.
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 Lawrence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Lawrence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spangle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Basil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Utahville.
- The Utahville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Utahville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #481119 <2>
- Weld 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Lawrence had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Lawrence, with the one closest to Saint Lawrence listed first.
- Patton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coalport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- McPherron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Sylvis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Saint Augustine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fallentimber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Irvona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frugality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frugality is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frugality
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Lawrence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Lawrence.
Newspapers Published in Saint Lawrence ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Lawrence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Lawrence, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Lawrence.
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 Saint Lawrence:
- 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
- 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 Lawrence, 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 Lawrence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |