Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buffalo Mills: Buffalo Mls. (or less commonly used: Buffalo Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buffalo Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buffalo 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Buffalo Mills is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Mills:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Buffalo Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shadyside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Laird Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Walkchalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Cowansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Applewold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Applewold is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Wick City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
- West Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
- Dog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Sligo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Brackenridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Tarentum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Russellton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Indianola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Goehring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Wallace City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Fenelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dennys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Leasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saint Joe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Great Belt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Kepples Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- North Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saxonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- East Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phillipston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Lawsonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Bela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Rimersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- West Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Leatherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- New Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Callensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Curllsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Shelocta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Beyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Willet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Parkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Smicksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saltsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Plumville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Aultman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Langville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Timblin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Ohl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Emlenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nickleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Barkeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Bagdad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Burrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- North Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Avonmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Mills.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kittanning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <2>
- Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Croyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pape Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ford City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Buffalo Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Mills, with the one closest to Buffalo Mills listed first.
- Craigsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walkchalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- McHaddon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McHaddon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaddon
- Cowansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fosters Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
- Fenelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coyleville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyleville
- Boggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Slate Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Rattigan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rattigan is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
- North Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Buffalo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buffalo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Mills.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Mills, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Mills.
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 Buffalo Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buffalo Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |