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 Dimmsville (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 Dimmsville. 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 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.
Dimmsville is located in Juniata 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 Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Dimmsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dimmsville:
- Juniata County (The home county of Dimmsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swales
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Thompsontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- McAlisterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Mifflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Ingleby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Woodward
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Aaronsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Wolfs Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Penn Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Potters Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Rebersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Greenburr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Westwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Good Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Middlesex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- New Kingstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Schlusser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- West Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Sporting Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Wormleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Berrysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Elizabethville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pillow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enterline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Loyalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Dauphin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Paintersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Alfarata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Burnham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Honey Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lewistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Yeagertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lumber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Milroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reedsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Mile Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Sunbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leck Kill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Farnsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Pfoutz Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Eshcol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Rose Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Duncannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Klingerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Tower City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Aline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Beaver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Paxtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Hoffer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McClure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Benfer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Coon Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Middle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Glen Iron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Pardee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Laurelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Cherry Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Mifflinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mazeppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Linntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- York County
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dimmsville, see our County-by-County Page for Dimmsville.
Cemeteries Near Dimmsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dimmsville.
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 Dimmsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dimmsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Auker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
- The Pfoutz Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pfoutz Valley UMC Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Lock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
- The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <2>
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reward UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faith Lutheran Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <2>
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44444 <2>
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Evangelical Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richfield.
- The Richfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richfield Union Cemetery
- Richfield UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989444 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dimmsville had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dimmsville, with the one closest to Dimmsville listed first.
- Wardville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wardville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
- Nekoda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoda
- Maze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Pfoutz Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Knousetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Cocolamus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
- Evendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evendale is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swales
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- East Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Salem is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thompsontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oriental
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oriental is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
- McAlisterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dimmsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dimmsville.
Newspapers Published in Dimmsville ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dimmsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dimmsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dimmsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dimmsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- York 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dimmsville) 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 Dimmsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |