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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 Saulsburg (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 Saulsburg. 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 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.

Saulsburg is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.

Below are the counties that are near Saulsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saulsburg:

  • Huntingdon County     (The home county of Saulsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
    • Neffs Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
    • Donation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Stars
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Dungarvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
    • Alexandria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdon Furnace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
    • Mill Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Water Street
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
    • Pennington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Covedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Covedale is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
    • Tyrone Forge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
    • Tyrone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Culp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Culp is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
    • Grazierville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Grazierville is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
    • Franklin Forge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
    • Point View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Point View is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
    • Springfield Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield Junction is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Junction
    • Tipton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Flowing Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
    • Shellytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shellytown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
  • Cambria County
    • Lloydville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lloydville is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Fairbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
    • Pine Grove Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ramblewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Musser
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Musser is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
    • Bloomsdorf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
    • Marengo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marengo is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Boalsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Krumrine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Krumrine is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
    • Panorama Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Park Forest Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
    • Scotia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Scotia is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • State College
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Chester Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Osceola Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ginter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ginter is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Brisbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Morrisdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Parsonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
    • Houtzdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kylertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • West Decatur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
      • West Decatur has also been known as:
      • Blue Ball
      • Decatur
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Doylestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Reeds Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
    • Peru Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
    • McCullochs Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
    • Doyles Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
    • East Rutherford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
    • Perulack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Perulack is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
    • Mifflin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Waterloo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterloo is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Mifflintown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Old Port
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
    • Port Royal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mexico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • Allensville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Menno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Menno is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
    • Belleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • McVeytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
    • Atkinson Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Mattawana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
    • Anderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Lumber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Reedsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Kistler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kistler is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saulsburg, with the one closest to Saulsburg listed first.
    • New Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kistler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kistler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
    • Ickesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
    • Cisna Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cisna Run is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
  • Snyder County
    • Bannerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville

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

Cemeteries Near Saulsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saulsburg.

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

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

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

  • Carolus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Manor Hill Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Manor Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ewing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ennisville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McAlevys Fort United Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • McAlevys Fort Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Massey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (301 more) ...
    • Mooresville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Donation Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mateer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saulsburg had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Manor Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
  • Ennisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
  • McAlevys Fort
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • McAlevys Fort is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlevys Fort
  • Masseyburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Masseyburg is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyburg
  • Mooresville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Neffs Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
  • Donation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
  • Cottage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
  • Fairbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
  • Allensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Menno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Menno is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
  • Rockspring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockspring is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Saulsburg ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saulsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saulsburg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saulsburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Saulsburg:

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>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 Saulsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Saulsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.