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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 Farmers 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 Farmers 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 Farmers 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Farmers Mills: Farmers Mls. (or less commonly used: Farmers Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Farmers Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers Mills may originally have been Farmer's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Mills might be written as Farmer Mills.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

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

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

Farmers Mills is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.

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

  • Centre County     (The home county of Farmers Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Penn Hall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
    • Spring Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Potters Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
      • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
    • Centre Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Zion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Centre County
    • Madisonburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Fruittown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
      • Fruittown is located in Centre County
    • Coburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Millheim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <3>
    • Pleasant Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Aaronsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <3>
    • Axemann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Axemann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
      • Axemann is located in Centre County
  • Clearfield County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Abdera
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
    • Lamar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tylersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
    • Greenburr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
    • Mill Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
      • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <3>
    • Rote
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
    • Beech Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
      • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <3>
    • Flemington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Loganton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <3>
    • Castanea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lock Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Neffs Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neffs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
    • Donation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
    • Dungarvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
    • Seven Stars
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • McAlisterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Mifflin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Swales
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
    • Port Royal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Doyles Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Mexico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
    • Old Port
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
    • Locust Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
    • Richfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompsontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
      • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Milroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <3>
    • Reedsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lumber City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Yeagertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Highland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
    • Alfarata
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfarata have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
    • Paintersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
    • Lewistown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Juniata Terrace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Middle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
    • Benfer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benfer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
    • Troxelville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
    • Beaver Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
    • Beavertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Paxtonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
    • Penns Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <3>
    • Coon Hunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
      • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
    • Middleburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Glen Iron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
    • Laurelton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
    • Hartleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Millmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
      • Millmont is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millmont <3>
    • Mifflinburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
      • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <3>
    • Red Bank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Farmers Mills ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers Mills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmers Mills.

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 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 Farmers Mills:

Cemeteries Near Farmers Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers 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.

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 Farmers Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Heckman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heckman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heckman Cemetery
  • Mountain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
  • Lick Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Centre County Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
      • The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <5>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Schencks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schencks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schencks Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Farmers Mills had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Spring Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Penn Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
    • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
  • Centre Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
    • Centre Hill is located in Centre County
  • Centre Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Potters Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
    • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
  • Zerby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zerby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
    • Zerby is located in Centre County
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Centre County
  • Tusseyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tusseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
    • Tusseyville is located in Centre County
  • Hublersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hublersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hublersburg
    • Hublersburg is located in Centre County
  • Madisonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
  • Coburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <3>
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    • Pleasant Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Aaronsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <3>
    • Axemann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Axemann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
      • Axemann is located in Centre County

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

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

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Farmers Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmers Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8656, Longitude: -77.6075       In this case, the coordinates for Farmers Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Farmers Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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