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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 Spindley City (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 Spindley City. 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 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.
Spindley City is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Spindley City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spindley City:
- Cambria County (The home county of Spindley City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Amsbry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Ashville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gallitzin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chest Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Dysart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Sankertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Tunnelhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Cresson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Pavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- King
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Osterburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Waterside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Loysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salemville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Marble City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Highland Fling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Duncansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Puzzletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Blue Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Hollidaysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Glass City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Lyleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Coalport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Rosebud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Utahville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Sylvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Irvona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Hegarty Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Glen Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ginter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Water Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Marklesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Entriken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hesston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- McConnellstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Dungarvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Alverda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Heilwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Rexis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Cherry Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Pine Flats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Kenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Nolo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Wehrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Cookport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Commodore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Ogletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Windber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Tire Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Davidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Thomas Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Seward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Robb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spindley City, see our County-by-County Page for Spindley City.
Cemeteries Near Spindley City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spindley City.
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 Spindley City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spindley City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Amsbry Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Loretto.
- The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46182 <2>
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Lloyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Bridgids Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Spindley City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spindley City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spindley City, with the one closest to Spindley City listed first.
- Amsbry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Ashville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Gallitzin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elstie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Dysart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Kaylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Lucket
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Cresson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Condron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Condron is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condron
- Saint Augustine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Noel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spindley City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spindley City.
Newspapers Published in Spindley City ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spindley City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spindley City, 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 Spindley City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Spindley City:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cambria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana 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 Spindley City, 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- Spindley City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |