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 Sportsburg (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 Sportsburg. 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.
Sportsburg is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Sportsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sportsburg:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Sportsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Valier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Punxsutawney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Panic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Timblin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Green Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Wishaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
- Coolspring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Langville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- McWilliams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Putneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Muff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Rural Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- South Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Garmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 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
- West Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Spangler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Hastings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Elmora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Saint Benedict
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Thomas Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Carrolltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Patton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Hawthorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Frogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Brinkerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Leatherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Day
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Piolett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Waterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Curllsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Lawsonham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Troutville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Mahaffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Helvetia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Bower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Curry Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Luthersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- New Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- DuBois
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Brockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Shawmut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Millstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Challenge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Forest County
- Clarington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Marchand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Rossiter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Savan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Mottarns Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Johnsonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Rochester Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Elkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Smicksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Urey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urey is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
- Ambrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sportsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Sportsburg.
Cemeteries Near Sportsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sportsburg.
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 Sportsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sportsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Punxsutawney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966411 <2>
- Round Top Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pearce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Anita Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Adrian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Sportsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sportsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sportsburg, with the one closest to Sportsburg listed first.
- Horatio
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horatio is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Valier
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Covode
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covode is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covode
- Punxsutawney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frostburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Walston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Oliveburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Trade City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Marchand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Bells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Mills
- Elbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elbell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Adrian Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Mines
- North Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sportsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sportsburg.
Newspapers Published in Sportsburg ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sportsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sportsburg, 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 Sportsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sportsburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence 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 Sportsburg, 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- Sportsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |