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 Snyder (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 Snyder. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Snyder 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 Snyder. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snyder:
- Indiana County (The home county of Snyder)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Blairsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Black Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Palmertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Josephine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Coral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Smathers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Aultman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- New Texas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Karns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Sligo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Leechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Brackenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pitcairn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Edmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Spring Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Apollo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Elderton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Apollo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Leechburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Leasureville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vintondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Brownstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Cambria City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Elim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Southmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Conemaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- White Mill Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Laurelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Bear Rocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Champion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Indian Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Seven Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Everson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Laurel Mountain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Jennerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tire Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Davidsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Hollsopple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Roytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Benson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Paint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- New Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Latrobe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nihil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Avonmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Congruity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snyder, see our County-by-County Page for Snyder.
Cemeteries Near Snyder ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snyder.
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 Snyder - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snyder covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Blairsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conemaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- McIntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smathers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Snyder had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snyder, with the one closest to Snyder listed first.
- Blairsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Cokeville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
- Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Grays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grays is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Tunnelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- New Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- New Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Smathers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snyder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snyder.
Newspapers Published in Snyder ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snyder.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snyder, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snyder.
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 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 Snyder:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Snyder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Snyder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |