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 Sample Run (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 Sample Run. 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 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 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.
Sample Run 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 Sample Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sample Run:
- Indiana County (The home county of Sample Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Clymer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tanoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Penn Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dicksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Kintersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kintersburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintersburg
- Pine Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Rayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rayne is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
- Commodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Cookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Heilwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Chevy Chase Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Elderton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rural Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Yatesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Blanco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Whitesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Muff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Cochrans Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Blair County
- 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
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Garmantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Nicktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- White Mill Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Barnesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 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
- West Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Belsano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Spangler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Twin Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Colver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Fairmont City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Sylvis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- New Washington
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Mahaffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- McPherron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Mayes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Thompsontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Bower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Irvona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Curry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Valier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oliveburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Timblin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Green Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Langville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Wishaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 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 Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Tire Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Davidsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Thomas Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Seward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Robb
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- West Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Avonmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Derry
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- New Derry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sample Run, see our County-by-County Page for Sample Run.
Cemeteries Near Sample Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sample Run.
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 Sample Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sample Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Sample Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherryhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamondville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cookport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Marion Center.
- The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decker's Point Baptist Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148815 <2>
- Old Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sample Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sample Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sample Run, with the one closest to Sample Run listed first.
- Onberg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Onberg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onberg
- Penn Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanoma is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
- Dixonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Pikes Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Kenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Pine Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Gilpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Nolo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Cookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Marion Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Indiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Suncliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Grisemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sample Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sample Run.
Newspapers Published in Sample Run ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sample Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sample Run, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sample Run.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sample Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sample Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Sample Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |