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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 Elliotts Mill (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 Elliotts Mill. 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 Elliotts Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Elliotts Mill: Elliotts Ml. (or less commonly used: Elliotts Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Elliotts Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Elliotts Mill may originally have been Elliott's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Elliotts Mill might be written as Elliott Mill.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Elliotts Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elliotts Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Elliotts Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caprivi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Bears Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schlusser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Barnitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Craighead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Middlesex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Idaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Latimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Gardners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Bendersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aspers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- York Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Arendtsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Biglerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Lake Meade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lucknow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Dauphin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Edgemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Paxtang
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Steelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stone Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Bloomburg Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Mowersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Pleasant Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Caledonia Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Green Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Doylestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Newbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- East Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Doyles Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Locust Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Port Royal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Thompsontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Lancaster County
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Alinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Elliottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Centre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Mecks Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Bixler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Rose Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Eshcol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Siddonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Dillsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Mount Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Nauvoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lewisberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Alpine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elliotts Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Elliotts Mill.
Cemeteries Near Elliotts Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliotts Mill.
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 Elliotts Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elliotts Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Letort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
- The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kutz Cemetery
- Kutz's Cemetery
- Letort UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <3>
- Newville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Landisburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Elliotts Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elliotts Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elliotts Mill, with the one closest to Elliotts Mill listed first.
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greason
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Kerrsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Mount Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bonny Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Montsera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Craighead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Middlesex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elliotts Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elliotts Mill.
Newspapers Published in Elliotts Mill ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliotts Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliotts Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elliotts Mill.
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 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 Elliotts Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Elliotts Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elliotts Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |