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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 Shortys Place (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 Shortys Place. 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 Shortys Place ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Shortys Place: Shortys Pl. (or less commonly used: Shortys Plc.)
- While the name of this community is Shortys Place, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shortys Place may originally have been Shorty's Place.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shortys Place might be written as Shorty Place.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shortys Place is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Shortys Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shortys Place:
- Fulton County (The home county of Shortys Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Valley-Hi
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Laidig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Wells Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Harrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Emmaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breezewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Langdondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marble City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Mount Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Clover Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Claysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- East Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Shellytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Royer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Brooks Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Cowans Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Cove Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Loudon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Dickey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Rockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Claylick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Robertsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Broad Top City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Coalmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Maddensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Kimmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Coles ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Juniata County
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Little Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flintstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Clear Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Big Pool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Orleans Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shortys Place, see our County-by-County Page for Shortys Place.
Cemeteries Near Shortys Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shortys Place.
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 Shortys Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shortys Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Wink Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterfall.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duvalls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Booth Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <3>
- Evans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Shortys Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shortys Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shortys Place, with the one closest to Shortys Place listed first.
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Saluvia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Wells Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Harrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Jackson Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Gapsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Gracey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Enid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enid is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Hustontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shortys Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shortys Place.
Newspapers Published in Shortys Place ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shortys Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shortys Place, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shortys Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shortys Place:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Shortys Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Shortys Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |