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 Hawstone (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 Hawstone. 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.
Hawstone 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 Hawstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawstone:
- Juniata County (The home county of Hawstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Locust Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- McAlisterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Thompsontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Fruittown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Potters Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Ingleby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Zerby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Centre Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Coburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Spring Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Millheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Tylersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Greenburr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abdera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bears Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Caprivi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Ennisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Blairs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Mill Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Birdville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Shirleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Burnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Juniata Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Alfarata
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Yeagertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Ickesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Kistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Millerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elliottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- New Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Blain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Landisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Bannerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beavertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Aline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Cherry Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawstone, see our County-by-County Page for Hawstone.
Cemeteries Near Hawstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawstone.
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 Hawstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Millers Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <3>
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alfarata Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mifflintown.
- Diven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rothrock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Hawstone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawstone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawstone, with the one closest to Hawstone listed first.
- Maitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maitland is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Vira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vira is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vira
- Paintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Lewistown Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alfarata
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Yeagertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Academia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Academia is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academia
- Shindle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shindle is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindle
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Doyles Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawstone.
Newspapers Published in Hawstone ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawstone, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawstone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hawstone:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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> | 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- Hawstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hawstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |