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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 Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beaver Mills: Beaver Mls. (or less commonly used: Beaver Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beaver Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver 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 doctors 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.
Beaver Mills is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Beaver Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaver Mills:
- Centre County (The home county of Beaver Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Matilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stormstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Waddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Scotia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Casanova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- Park Forest Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- North Philipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Glass City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Philipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Philipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Krumrine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Point View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Highland Fling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Franklin Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Springfield Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Lloydville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Fallentimber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Cameron County
- Wyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Kylertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Morrisdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osceola Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Wallaceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Parsonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Keewaydin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Brisbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Abdera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Keating
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cooks Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Bitumen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Dungarvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Pennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Huntingdon Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Seven Stars
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Neffs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Birmingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Ennisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Water Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huntingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Belleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Kishacoquillas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Milroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yeagertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaver Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Beaver Mills.
Cemeteries Near Beaver Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver 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.
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 Beaver Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaver Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kylertown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- St. Severin Old Log Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Severins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meyer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Beaver Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaver Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaver Mills, with the one closest to Beaver Mills listed first.
- Buffalo Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Run is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Run
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Matilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stormstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Waddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Peale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peale
- Winburne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winburne is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winburne
- Hannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hannah is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Fillmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loch Lomond Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loch Lomond Junction is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond Junction
- Kylertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Gatesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gatesburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
- Krumrine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaver Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Mills.
Newspapers Published in Beaver 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver 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 Beaver Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Cameron County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beaver Mills) 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 Beaver Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |