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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 Snydertown (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 Snydertown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Snydertown is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Snydertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snydertown:

  • Centre County     (The home county of Snydertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Howard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Madisonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Rebersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Romola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
    • Zion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Penn Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
    • Millheim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Curtin is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
    • Spring Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aaronsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Pottersdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
    • Keewaydin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Kylertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Abdera
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
    • Lamar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tylersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Cedar Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Mill Hall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Beech Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rote
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Flemington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Greenburr
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
    • Castanea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lock Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon County
    • Ennisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • McAlisterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
    • Mifflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Jersey Shore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Antes Fort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
    • Ramsey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Collomsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
    • Jersey Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • English Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
    • Salladasburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Milroy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Honey Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Lumber City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Reedsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Alfarata
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
    • Yeagertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
    • Paintersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Highland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Lewistown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Belleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • McClure
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Troxelville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Benfer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
    • Beaver Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Beavertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Penns Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Paxtonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Pardee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pardee is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
    • Glen Iron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
    • Laurelton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
    • Hartleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Millmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Mifflinburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snydertown, see our County-by-County Page for Snydertown.

Cemeteries Near Snydertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snydertown.

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 Snydertown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snydertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.

  • Lick Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hays - Fearon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Schencks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Heckman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Disciples Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown 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.<3>

While we didn't find Snydertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snydertown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.

  • Nittany
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Nittany is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nittany
  • Hublersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hublersburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hublersburg
  • Lamar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Abdera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Abdera is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
  • Clintondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clintondale is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintondale
  • Madisonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
  • Eagleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eagleville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Blanchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blanchard is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Parvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parvin is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Mount Eagle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Eagle is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eagle
  • Zion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Romola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Romola is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Farmers Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Penn Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
    • Millheim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snydertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snydertown.

Newspapers Published in Snydertown ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snydertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snydertown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snydertown.

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 either 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 Snydertown:

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 Snydertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Snydertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.