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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 Schellsburg (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 Schellsburg. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Schellsburg is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Schellsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schellsburg:
- Bedford County (The home county of Schellsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manns Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Kegg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Yount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yount is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Saint Clairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Charlesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Ott Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Penn Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Osterburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Roaring Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Clover Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Hollidaysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Dunlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Scalp Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Beaverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Salix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Ingleside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Saint Michael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Sidman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Geistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Puritan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Daisytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Valley-Hi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Wells Tannery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Dott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Laidig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Covalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Warfordsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Coalmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Broad Top City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Indian Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Ogletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Forward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Downey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Shanksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Hooversville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Kantner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kantner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Ellerslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Flintstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corriganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Barrelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Mount Savage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- La Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Eckhart Mines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Zihlman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Carpendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wiley Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schellsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Schellsburg.
Cemeteries Near Schellsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schellsburg.
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 Schellsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schellsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- Schellsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg Cemetery
- The Schellsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Old Log Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964953 <2>
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sarver Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Everett Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Schellsburg had a population of 281 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Schellsburg had a population of 317 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schellsburg, with the one closest to Schellsburg listed first.
- New Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Buena Vista is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buena Vista
- Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manns Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Napier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Helixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helixville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helixville
- Kegg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Wolfsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Springhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Fishertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daley
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bard is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Buffalo Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mills
- Burning Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Bush is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schellsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schellsburg.
Newspapers Published in Schellsburg ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schellsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schellsburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schellsburg.
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 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 Schellsburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Mineral 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schellsburg) 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 Schellsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |