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 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 southwest 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 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.
Snydertown 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 Snydertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snydertown:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Snydertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Hesston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McConnellstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Marklesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Birdville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Entriken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Riddlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Saxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Marble City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Coaldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Maria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Waterside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- King
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- New Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Shellytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Covedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Franklin Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Oreminea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Point View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Springfield Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Flowing Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Clover Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Buckhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Lloydville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Gallitzin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Amsbry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Cresson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sankertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Spindley City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Musser
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Pine Grove Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Port Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stormstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Scotia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Krumrine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Boalsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dry Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Newbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Cowans Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Freestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Waterfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Wells Tannery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Fort Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Laidig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Valley-Hi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Knobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Harrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Peru Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Reeds Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- East Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snydertown, with the one closest to Snydertown listed first.
- Kistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McVeytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Menno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kishacoquillas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Juniata Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 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.
- Yocum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upper Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Speck Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trough Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek Cemetery
- The Trough Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trough Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Trough Creek Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222850 <2>
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Calvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- McConnellstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Page ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Page is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Marklesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Aitch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aitch is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitch
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Latta Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latta Grove is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta Grove
- Latta Grove has also been known as:
- Barneytown
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ardenheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardenheim is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardenheim
- Trough Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Entriken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
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 109 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 18 miles [29 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 first turn to 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 Snydertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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 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 from Point A (ie- Snydertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |