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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 Balls Mills (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 Balls Mills. 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.

Name Variations for Balls Mills ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Balls Mills: Balls Mls. (or less commonly used: Balls Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Balls Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Balls Mills may originally have been Ball's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Balls Mills might be written as Ball Mills.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Balls Mills is located in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Balls Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Balls Mills:

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Balls Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Fairlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
    • Picture Rocks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Garden View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
    • Williamsport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Faxon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Lycoming County
    • Grimesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
      • Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
    • Duboistown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • South Williamsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Montoursville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>
    • Hughesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <3>
    • Montgomery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
    • Jersey Shore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
      • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <3>
    • Salladasburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • West Leroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Bradford County
  • Centre County
    • Livonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Avis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <3>
    • Rauchtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
      • Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
    • McElhattan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
      • Youngdale is located in Clinton County
    • Dunnstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
    • Swissdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
    • Castanea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loganton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <3>
    • Lock Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flemington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Rote
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
    • Greenburr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
    • Farrandsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Iola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
    • Coles Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
      • Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Millville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Columbia County
    • Eyers Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Exchange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
    • Washingtonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Mooresburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Dewart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watsontown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • McEwensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEwensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwensville
      • McEwensville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwensville <3>
    • Turbotville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <3>
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Potts Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Ogdonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
    • Hillsgrove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Piatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
    • Eagles Mere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Forksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <3>
    • Millview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
    • Laporte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Long Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Liberty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • East Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Tioga County
    • Hartsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
    • Sebring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
      • Sebring is located in Tioga County
    • Ogdensburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
    • Gleason
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
    • Hoytville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
    • Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
      • Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
    • Morris Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
      • Morris Run is located in Tioga County
    • Blackwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
    • Landrus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
    • Antrim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Balls Mills, with the one closest to Balls Mills listed first.
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Allenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
      • West Milton is located in Union County
    • Lewisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Linntown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
      • Linntown is located in Union County
    • Red Bank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
    • Mifflinburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
      • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <3>
    • New Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <3>
    • Hartleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Millmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
      • Millmont is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millmont <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Balls Mills ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Balls Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Balls Mills, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Balls Mills.

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 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 Balls Mills:

Cemeteries Near Balls Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Balls Mills.

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 Balls Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Stolz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stolz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stolz Cemetery
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Hill Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Christian Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hill Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Ohey Sholem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholem Cemetery
  • Beech Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Valley Cemetery
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Mosquito Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosquito Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosquito Valley Cemetery
    • Montoursville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennsdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennsdale Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Powys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powys
    • Powys is located in Lycoming County
  • Picture Rocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
    • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Trout Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Run
    • Trout Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Run <3>
  • Warrensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
    • Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
  • Newberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
  • Williamsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Duboistown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
    • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • South Williamsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farragut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
    • Farragut is located in Lycoming County
  • Montoursville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
    • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>
  • Hughesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <3>
  • Linden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nisbet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisbet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisbet
      • Nisbet is located in Lycoming County
    • Loyalsock ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalsock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsock
      • Loyalsock is located in Lycoming County
    • Bodines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodines
      • Bodines is located in Lycoming County

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

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Balls Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Balls Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3181, Longitude: -77.0269       In this case, the coordinates for Balls Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Balls Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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