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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 Wertz (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 Wertz. 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.
Wertz 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 Wertz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wertz:
- Blair County (The home county of Wertz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Franklin Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flowing Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Point View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Royer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Oreminea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Shellytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Covedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Frankstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Hollidaysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Waterside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Riddlesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- New Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Langdondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Saxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Pavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Tunnelhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Lloydville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Gallitzin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dysart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Amsbry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Cresson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spindley City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sankertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Musser
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Ramblewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Fairbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Port Matilda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Glass City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Bloomsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Scotia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Ginter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Utahville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Lyleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Houtzdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ramey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Blain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Rosebud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Brisbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Glen Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Irvona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Waterfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Tannery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Clear Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Valley-Hi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Laidig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Fort Littleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Marklesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hesston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Entriken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Water Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Salter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Huntingdon Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Juniata County
- Peru Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Kistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Atkinson Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Newton Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Allensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McVeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Menno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Mattawana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- Ogletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wertz, see our County-by-County Page for Wertz.
Cemeteries Near Wertz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wertz.
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 Wertz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wertz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Royer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- David Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clapper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schmucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geeseytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
- Dilling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Marklesburg Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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, Wertz had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wertz, with the one closest to Wertz listed first.
- Franklin Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Ganister
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ganister is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganister
- Springfield Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flowing Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Royer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Williamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Point View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Canoe Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Creek
- Reese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Covedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Carlim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlim is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlim
- Yellow Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frankstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Loop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Marklesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wertz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wertz.
Newspapers Published in Wertz ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wertz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wertz, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wertz.
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 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 Wertz:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wertz) 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 Wertz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |