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 Strongstown (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 Strongstown. 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.
Strongstown is located in Indiana 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 Indiana County: Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Strongstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strongstown:
- Indiana County (The home county of Strongstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Nolo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Heilwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Rexis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Suncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Wehrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Grisemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Kenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Alverda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Penn Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Pine Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Dilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Atwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Barnards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Elderton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Rural Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Bryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Yatesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Cochrans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Bedford County
- Pavia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Blue Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Highland Fling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Puzzletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Canan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Altoona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duncansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Hollidaysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- White Mill Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Belsano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Twin Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vintondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Cardiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Pindleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Colver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nicktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Nanty Glo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
- Elmora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Beula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beula is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Sylvis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Burnside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- New Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- McPherron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Lyleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Thompsontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Blain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irvona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mahaffey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Valier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Punxsutawney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Oliveburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Tire Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Paint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Davidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Windber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Blough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Ogletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Hooversville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jenners Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Seward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Derry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Derry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Laughlintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strongstown, see our County-by-County Page for Strongstown.
Cemeteries Near Strongstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strongstown.
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 Strongstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strongstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Pine Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Independent Country Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conrad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Diamondville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Frye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armagh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Strongstown had a population of 283 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strongstown, with the one closest to Strongstown listed first.
- Nolo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Belsano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Suncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Pikes Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Kenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Pindleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Grisemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Penn Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dilltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vetera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vetera is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
- Nicktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Pine Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brush Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Armagh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cramer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strongstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strongstown.
Newspapers Published in Strongstown ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strongstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strongstown, 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 Strongstown.
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 Strongstown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Indiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence 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 Strongstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strongstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |