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 Kissingers Mill (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 Kissingers Mill. 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 Kissingers Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Kissingers Mill: Kissingers Ml. (or less commonly used: Kissingers Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Kissingers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kissingers Mill may originally have been Kissinger's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kissingers Mill might be written as Kissinger Mill.
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 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.
Kissingers Mill is located in Clarion 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 Clarion County: Armstrong, Butler, Forest, Jefferson & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Kissingers Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kissingers Mill:
- Clarion County (The home county of Kissingers Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Bela
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
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- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Rimersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Phillipston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Lawsonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- East Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Callensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sligo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Curllsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Piolett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Sligo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Culmerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Brackenridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Curtisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Wattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Rimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Kaylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Dee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Deanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Kepples Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Karns City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Chicora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fenelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Eau Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greece City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Smicksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Trade City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Plumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Willet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Elkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Ambrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mottarns Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Shelocta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Langville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Summerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Pansy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Corsica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Worthville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Timblin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Ella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Courtneys Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Fertigs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Hill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Bullion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nectarine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Cranberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Barkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Bagdad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kissingers Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Kissingers Mill.
Cemeteries Near Kissingers Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kissingers Mill.
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 Kissingers Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kissingers Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Croyle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Kissingers Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kissingers Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kissingers Mill, with the one closest to Kissingers Mill listed first.
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- New Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Athens is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Bela
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Sarah Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
- Upper Hillville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Phillipston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Rimersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Bradys Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- East Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dutch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- West Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kissingers Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kissingers Mill.
Newspapers Published in Kissingers Mill ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kissingers Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kissingers Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kissingers Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kissingers Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clarion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kissingers Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Kissingers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |