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 Smicksburg (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 Smicksburg. 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.
Smicksburg 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 Smicksburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smicksburg:
- Indiana County (The home county of Smicksburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Georgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Plumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Beyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Mottarns Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Trade City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Ambrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Marchand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Willet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Marion Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Allegheny County
- Sligo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Barnards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Rural Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McWilliams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Muff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Yatesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Putneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Blanco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Oscar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Leasureville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Dennys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Fenelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Karns City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Garmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- West Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Nicktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Northern Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Spangler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Hastings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Elmora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Saint Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Colver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Fairmont City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Brinkerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Crates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Frogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Lawsonham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Piolett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Curllsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Rimersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Phillipston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Mahaffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Troutville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Sylvis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Helvetia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Bower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Curry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Cherry Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Luthersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Timblin
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Oliveburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Punxsutawney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Coolspring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Ohl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Green Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Panic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Avonmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- East Vandergrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Bagdad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Oklahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Salina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Burrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Seward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smicksburg, see our County-by-County Page for Smicksburg.
Cemeteries Near Smicksburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smicksburg.
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 Smicksburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smicksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Smicksburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marchand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
- The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mahoning Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <2>
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Beyer.
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <2>
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Smicksburg had a population of 229 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Smicksburg had a population of 42 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smicksburg, with the one closest to Smicksburg listed first.
- Denton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Barnards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Georgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Loop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Loop is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Plumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Elkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- North Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Trade City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smicksburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smicksburg.
Newspapers Published in Smicksburg ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smicksburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smicksburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smicksburg.
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 Smicksburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | 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- Smicksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Smicksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |