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 Horningford (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 Horningford. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Horningford is located in Mifflin 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 Mifflin County: Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Horningford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horningford:
- Mifflin County (The home county of Horningford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Mattawana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Menno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Juniata Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Atkinson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kishacoquillas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lewistown Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Burnham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Covedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Shellytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Springfield Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Point View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Tyrone Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Beavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Culp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Culp is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Flowing Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Oreminea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Fruittown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Pine Grove Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boalsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Potters Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Bloomsdorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Fairbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Linden Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Ramblewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Centre Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Lemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Musser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- State College
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Caprivi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mowersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Ennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Mount Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Aughwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Birdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Neffs Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Shirleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Reeds Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCullochs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Peru Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Mifflin
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Locust Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Kistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- New Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Ickesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Eshcol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Elliottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Landisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Blain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Millerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Bannerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- 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
- Benfer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Union County
- Cherry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horningford, see our County-by-County Page for Horningford.
Cemeteries Near Horningford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horningford.
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 Horningford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horningford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Mattawana Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hartzler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <3>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCoysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millers Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Detweiler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Horningford had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horningford, with the one closest to Horningford listed first.
- Longfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- McVeytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mattawana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Strodes Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strodes Mills
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Blacklog
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blacklog is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklog
- Ryde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryde is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryde
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Menno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Atkinson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vineyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- McCullochs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- McCoysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCoysville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horningford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horningford.
Newspapers Published in Horningford ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horningford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horningford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horningford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Horningford:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mifflin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata 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 '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- Horningford) 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 Horningford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |