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 Troy (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 Troy. 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.
Troy is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.
Below are the counties that are near Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:
- Clearfield County (The home county of Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Chester Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Morrisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Kylertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Parsonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Sanborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Barrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tyrone Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Grazierville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Culp
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Highland Fling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Covedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Point View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Flowing Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Franklin Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Lloydville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Fallentimber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Buckhorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Thomas Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Wyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mix Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Philipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Philipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- South Philipsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Casanova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Glass City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Port Matilda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moshannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Stormstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Julian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Keating
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Cooks Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Scattertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Benezette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Byrnedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dents Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Dungarvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Birmingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Huntingdon Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Seven Stars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Neffs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Water Street
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ennisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy, see our County-by-County Page for Troy.
Cemeteries Near Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.
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 Troy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emigh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mokes Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centre UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre UMC Cemetery
- The Centre UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre Cemetery
- Centre United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44557 <2>
- Umbria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umbria Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Umbria Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Osceola Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #449527 <2>
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kylertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Troy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Troy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Loch Lomond Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loch Lomond Junction is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond Junction
- Graham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graham is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Morrisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gearhartville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gearhartville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhartville
- Victor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Allport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Osceola Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winburne is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winburne
- Kylertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bigler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bigler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigler
- Brisbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy.
Newspapers Published in Troy ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.
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 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clearfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Huntingdon 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 Troy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |