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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 Waterman (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 Waterman. 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 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.

Waterman is located in Indiana County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Waterman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterman:

  • Indiana County     (The home county of Waterman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
    • Homer City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lucerne Mines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Mines
      • Lucerne Mines is located in Indiana County
    • Graceton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coral
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Littletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Littletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
      • Littletown is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Littletown
      • From Waterman to Littletown
    • Ben Avon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
      • Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
    • Claghorn ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claghorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
      • Claghorn is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claghorn
      • From Waterman to Claghorn
    • Heshbon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smathers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smathers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
      • Smathers is located in Indiana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smathers
      • From Waterman to Smathers
    • Black Lick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
      • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Palmertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indiana
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
    • Karns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Karns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Karns
      • From Waterman to Karns
    • Sligo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
    • Olivet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Elderton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <1>
    • Cochrans Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Spring Church
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Blanco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blanco
      • From Waterman to Blanco
    • Rural Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitesburg
      • From Waterman to Whitesburg
    • Barnards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnards
      • From Waterman to Barnards
    • Yatesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
    • Bryan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bryan
      • From Waterman to Bryan
  • Cambria County
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
    • Sylvis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvis
      • From Waterman to Sylvis
    • Burnside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Westover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • New Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
    • Punxsutawney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Winslow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winslow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winslow
      • From Waterman to Winslow
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jerome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Davidsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <1>
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Paint
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jennerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
      • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <1>
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
      • Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
    • Windber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
      • Jenners is located in Somerset County
    • Blough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooversville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westmoreland County

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

Cemeteries Near Waterman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Frye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coral Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smathers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smathers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smathers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brush Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kunkle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kunkle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kunkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conrad Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (235 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.<5>

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

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

  • Homer City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Graceton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brush Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
    • Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
  • Two Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
    • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
  • Heshbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smathers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smathers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
    • Smathers is located in Indiana County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Smathers
    • From Waterman to Smathers
  • Indiana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Indiana County
  • Suncliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Armagh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dilltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikes Peak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
    • Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Crete
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Crete is located in Indiana County
    • Smith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Indiana County
    • Penn Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Waterman ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterman, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Waterman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waterman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Waterman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5312, Longitude: -79.1274    









 

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