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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 Cease 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 Cease 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 Cease 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 Cease Mills: Cease Mls. (or less commonly used: Cease Mlls.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Cease Mills is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Cease Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cease Mills:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Cease Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Nanticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunlock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lehman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Larksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Back Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Pikes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
- Glen Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Prichard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Sugar Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- East Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Coxes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tresckow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Leslie Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Weatherly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Mud Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Albrightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Foundryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Zaner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Waller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Mifflinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Milwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Old Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moosic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Schultzville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Clarks Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Monroe County
- Locust Lakes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Nuremberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Lofty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Brandonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Delano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Long Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Dushore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Eagles Mere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Evans Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Forkston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Lake Winola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunkhannock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vosburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cease Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Cease Mills.
Cemeteries Near Cease Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cease 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 Cease Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cease Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sorberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cease Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cease Mills, with the one closest to Cease Mills listed first.
- West Nanticoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Hunlock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nanticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silkworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Lehman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Wanamie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Warrior Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Askam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Plymouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cease Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cease Mills.
Newspapers Published in Cease 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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cease Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cease Mills, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cease 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 helpful 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 Cease Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Monroe County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Wyoming 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 Cease Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cease Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |