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 Seven Stars (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 Seven Stars. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Seven Stars 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 Seven Stars. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seven Stars:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Seven Stars)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Huntingdon Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Dungarvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Pennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Neffs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Water Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Donation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Ennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Huntingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Hesston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grazierville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Culp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Tipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Covedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Point View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Shellytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Lloydville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Fallentimber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Flinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gallitzin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amsbry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Tunnelhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Spindley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Chest Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Cresson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Marengo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Port Matilda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stormstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Pine Grove Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Park Forest Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Sandy Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Krumrine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Waddle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Osceola Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Ginter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Brisbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Parsonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Houtzdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Morrisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- West Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Utahville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Belsena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Peru Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- McVeytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Kishacoquillas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Kistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Lumber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Milroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seven Stars, see our County-by-County Page for Seven Stars.
Cemeteries Near Seven Stars ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seven Stars.
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 Seven Stars - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seven Stars covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Seven Stars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklinville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warriors Mark Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Funk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spittler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rumberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nearhoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Weyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsylvania Furnace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Seven Stars in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seven Stars.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seven Stars, with the one closest to Seven Stars listed first.
- Franklinville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Dungarvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Warriors Mark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Union Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Barree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barree is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barree
- Cottage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Marengo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Water Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seven Stars. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seven Stars.
Newspapers Published in Seven Stars ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seven Stars.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seven Stars, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seven Stars.
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 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 Seven Stars:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin 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> | 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 Seven Stars, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seven Stars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |