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 Vicksburg (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 Vicksburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Vicksburg is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Vicksburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vicksburg:
- Blair County (The home county of Vicksburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Brooks Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Newry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Puzzletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Duncansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollidaysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Claysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Frankstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Pavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Waterside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Loysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osterburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salemville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Marble City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Riddlesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Pleasantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Tunnelhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Cresson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sankertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Bens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Puritan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Scarlan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Gallitzin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Sonman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Amsbry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Portage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Lyleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Utahville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Blain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Ginter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Hegarty Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Irvona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McPherron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Ramey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Glen Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Houtzdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Wells Tannery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Waterfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Clear Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Laidig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Crystal Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Entriken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Coalmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Salter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Hesston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- McConnellstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Broad Top City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Todd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Water Street
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Cooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Robertsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Rexis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Alverda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Ogletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Windber
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Central City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Forward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Blough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Davidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hollsopple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vicksburg, see our County-by-County Page for Vicksburg.
Cemeteries Near Vicksburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vicksburg.
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 Vicksburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vicksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- Stowberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carson Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carson Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cross Keys.
- The Carson Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Albaughs Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155440 <2>
- Noggle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Detwiler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
- Geeseytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeseytown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Geeseytown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Frankstown.
- The Geeseytown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frankstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991646 <2>
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 Vicksburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vicksburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vicksburg, with the one closest to Vicksburg listed first.
- McKee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKee is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Brooks Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- East Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rodman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Roaring Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Loop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Hollidaysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stiffler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Duncansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Claysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ore Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ore Hill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vicksburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vicksburg.
Newspapers Published in Vicksburg ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vicksburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vicksburg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vicksburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Vicksburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Mifflin County
- Somerset 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 Vicksburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vicksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |