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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 Stevens (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 Stevens. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Stevens 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 Stevens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stevens:

  • Centre County     (The home county of Stevens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Unionville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Axemann
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Axemann is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
    • Wingate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wingate is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Bellefonte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Central City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Central City is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Milesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Houserville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Houserville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
    • Lemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Julian
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Krumrine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Krumrine is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
    • State College
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Tyrone Forge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
    • Tyrone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grazierville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grazierville is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
    • Tipton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Kylertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chester Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Morrisdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Keewaydin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Pottersdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
    • Osceola Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • West Decatur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
      • West Decatur has also been known as:
      • Blue Ball
      • Decatur
    • Wallaceton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Shiloh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Parsonsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
    • Brisbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Abdera
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
    • Lamar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tylersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Cedar Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Mill Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Salona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Flemington
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Keating
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Farrandsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
    • Rote
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Castanea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
    • Neffs Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
    • Dungarvin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
    • Seven Stars
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Huntingdon Furnace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
    • Pennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Donation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Birmingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Alexandria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Water Street
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
    • Huntingdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Milroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
    • Belleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Honey Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Lumber City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Reedsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Menno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Menno is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
    • Yeagertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Allensville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • McClure
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Pardee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pardee is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee

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

Cemeteries Near Stevens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stevens.

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

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

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

  • Meyer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Benner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
    • The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <2>
  • Centre County Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trcziyulny Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Slab Cabin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pine Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grays Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Axemann
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Axemann is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
  • Bellefonte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wingate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wingate is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Houserville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Houserville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
  • Dale Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale Summit is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
  • Pleasant Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Milesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Julian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Waddle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waddle is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
  • Krumrine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Krumrine is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gum Stump
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gum Stump is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
    • Linden Hall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden Hall is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
    • Zion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Zion is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

Newspapers Published in Stevens ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stevens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stevens, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stevens.

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 Stevens:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stevens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Stevens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.