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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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jackson Mills: Jackson Mls. (or less commonly used: Jackson Mlls.)
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 doctors and 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.
Jackson Mills is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson Mills:
- Bedford County (The home county of Jackson Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Breezewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Penn Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Ott Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Langdondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Saxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Clover Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Roaring Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Brooks Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Oreminea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Newry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shellytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Blue Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Cove Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cowans Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fort Loudon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Metal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Mercersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Markes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Freestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Claylick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Saint Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Welsh Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Crystal Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Emmaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Valley-Hi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wells Tannery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Laidig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Dott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- McConnellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Robertsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Broad Top City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Cooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Maddensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Coles ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Saltillo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- New Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Ogletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Little Orleans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flintstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Rush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Sleepy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orleans Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Cherry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hansrote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson Mills.
Cemeteries Near Jackson Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson 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.
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 Jackson Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wink Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <2>
- Steele Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKees Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duvalls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burger Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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, Jackson Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson Mills, with the one closest to Jackson Mills listed first.
- Gapsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Crystal Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Mench
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
- Mattie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mattie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Emmaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Tatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tatesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Cypher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Ashcom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashcom is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson Mills.
Newspapers Published in Jackson 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Mills.
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 Jackson Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Morgan 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jackson Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jackson Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |