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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 Tunnelton (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 Tunnelton. 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 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 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.

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

  • Indiana County     (The home county of Tunnelton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Bow
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Bow is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • White
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • White is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Clarksburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blairsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saltsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • West Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Aultman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Aultman is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
    • Black Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
    • Josephine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Josephine is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
    • Palmertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Smathers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smathers is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
    • Coral
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Leechburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
    • New Texas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • New Texas is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
    • Plum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Plum is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
    • Karns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
    • Natrona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Sligo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Pitcairn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Unity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Unity is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Brackenridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarentum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Edmon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • Olivet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Orchard Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Spring Church
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apollo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
    • North Apollo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochrans Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
    • Elderton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leechburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnelville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
    • Whitesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Neale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
    • Aladdin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Monroe is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Leasureville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leasureville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
    • Ekastown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ekastown is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
    • Dennys Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
    • Saxonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Wilmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Vintondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Vintondale is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Brownstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cambria City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
    • Lilly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lilly is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Westmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Westmont is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
    • Southmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Conemaugh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
    • Johnstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • White Mill Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
    • Elim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
    • Belsano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Belsano is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
    • Daisytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Laurelville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
    • Bear Rocks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
    • Champion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Everson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • White
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • White is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Indian Head
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Seven Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Banning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Banning is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennerstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
    • Jenners Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
    • Jerome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Davidsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jenners is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
    • Roytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Roytown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
    • Tire Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
    • Benson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 southeast)
    • Sipesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
    • Bakersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bakersville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tunnelton, with the one closest to Tunnelton listed first.
    • Livermore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • New Alexandria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Nihil
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
    • Avonmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burrell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
    • Congruity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
    • Slickville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
    • New Derry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Latrobe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <1>
    • Derry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Luxor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor

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

Cemeteries Near Tunnelton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tunnelton.

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

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

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

  • Conemaugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blairsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Townsend Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Townsend Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Edmon.
    • The Townsend Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Townsend Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46481 <2>
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tunnelton had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Bow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bow is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Livermore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • White
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • New Alexandria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nihil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
  • Nowrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nowrytown is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowrytown
  • Snyder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Snyder is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Clarksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blairsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Avonmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Congruity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
  • Burrell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cokeville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
    • Saltsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Salina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Tunnelton ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunnelton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tunnelton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tunnelton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Tunnelton:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tunnelton) 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 Tunnelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.