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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 Colonial Hills (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 Colonial Hills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Colonial Hills is located in Mifflin 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 Mifflin County: Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Snyder & Union.

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

  • Mifflin County     (The home county of Colonial Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Juniata Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Lewistown Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
    • Anderson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
    • Lewistown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
    • Yeagertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burnham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
    • Lumber City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Reedsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Belleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
    • Mattawana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
      • Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
    • McVeytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
      • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <2>
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Fruittown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
      • Fruittown is located in Centre County
    • Potters Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
      • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
    • Boalsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boalsburg
      • Boalsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boalsburg <2>
    • Linden Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
      • Linden Hall is located in Centre County
    • Panorama Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
    • Pine Grove Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Mills
      • Pine Grove Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove Mills <2>
    • Centre Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Penn Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
    • Spring Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <2>
    • Lemont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemont
      • Lemont is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemont <2>
    • Ramblewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
      • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
    • State College
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton County
    • Tylersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Cumberland County
    • Newburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <2>
    • Bears Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
      • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Caprivi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
      • Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
    • Newville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <2>
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Doylestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
    • Newbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
      • Newbridge is located in Franklin County
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Donation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
    • Mount Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Neffs Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neffs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
    • Aughwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aughwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
      • Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
    • Birdville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
      • Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Mapleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Huntingdon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Shirleysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Doyles Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Reeds Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
      • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
    • Mifflin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Port
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
    • Port Royal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mexico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
    • East Rutherford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
    • Peru Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
      • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Perulack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
      • Perulack is located in Juniata County
    • Locust Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
    • McAlisterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
      • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <2>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Ickesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
      • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
    • Kistler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kistler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Perry County
    • New Germantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bixler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Perry County
    • Cisna Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
      • Cisna Run is located in Perry County
    • Eshcol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
      • Eshcol is located in Perry County
    • Elliottsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
    • Alinda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
      • Alinda is located in Perry County
    • Landisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Blain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
      • Blain is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
    • McClure
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
    • Middle Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
    • Beaver Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
    • Benfer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benfer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
    • Beavertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
    • Troxelville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
    • Glen Iron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
    • Laurelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
      • Laurelton is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Colonial Hills ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Hills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Colonial Hills:

Cemeteries Near Colonial Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Hills.

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 Colonial Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Juniata Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Lewistown.
    • The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Juniata Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juniata Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <4>
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
  • Ohey Sholum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery
  • Millers Tomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Tomb
  • Lind Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Memorial Cemetery
  • Mt. Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rock Cemetery
  • Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Highland Park.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299418 <4>
  • Hooleys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooleys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooleys Cemetery
  • Henry Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Cemetery
  • Long Lane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lane Cemetery
  • Birch Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Hill Cemetery
  • Hartzler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartzler Cemetery
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    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • McCoysville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoysville Cemetery
    • Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<6>

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

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

  • Granville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Mifflin County
  • Anderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
  • Lewistown Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
    • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
  • Strodes Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strodes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strodes Mills
    • Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Lewistown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horningford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horningford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horningford
    • Horningford is located in Mifflin County
  • Longfellow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
    • Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
  • Kishacoquillas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kishacoquillas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
    • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
  • Yeagertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Reedsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Belleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
  • Mattawana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
    • Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
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    • Doyles Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Walnut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Juniata County
    • Maitland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Maitland is located in Mifflin County

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

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

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5656, Longitude: -77.6119       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Colonial Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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