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 Honey Grove (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 Honey Grove. 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 Honey Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Honey Grove: Honey Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Honey Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Honey Grove.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Honey Grove 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 Honey Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Honey Grove:
- Juniata County (The home county of Honey Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- McCullochs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- East Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Doyles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Perulack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Old Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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 Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- Fruittown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Potters Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Boalsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Linden Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Panorama Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Zerby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Bloomsdorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Fairbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Ramblewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bears Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Newville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Caprivi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Schlusser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Lees Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Middlesex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Montsera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Mowersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Orrstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pinola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Green Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Keefers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Freestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Aughwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Mount Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Neelyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Orbisonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Ennisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Shade Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Mattawana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Juniata Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- McVeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Newton Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Burnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- Kistler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- New Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cisna Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Ickesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Elliottsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Eshcol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Landisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Falling Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Blain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mecks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Beaver Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Middle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Honey Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Honey Grove.
Cemeteries Near Honey Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honey Grove.
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 Honey Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Honey Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- East Waterford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCoysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Restland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Corbin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barkley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Honey Grove had a population of 279 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Honey Grove, with the one closest to Honey Grove listed first.
- McCullochs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- East Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Waterford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- McCoysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCoysville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville
- Reeds Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Andersonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonburg
- New Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kistler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Doyles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Blacklog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blacklog is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklog
- Peru Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Cisna Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spruce Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Academia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Academia is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academia
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Honey Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Honey Grove.
Newspapers Published in Honey Grove ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honey Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honey Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Honey Grove.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Honey Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Snyder 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> | 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 Honey Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Honey Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |