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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 Lewistown (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 Lewistown. 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.

Lewistown is primarily located in Mifflin County and is the County Seat. A portion of Lewistown extends into Schuylkill County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Lewistown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewistown:

  • Mifflin County     (The home county of Lewistown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewistown, with the one closest to Lewistown listed first.
    • Lewistown Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Highland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Burnham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
    • Yeagertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lumber City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Reedsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anderson
      • From Lewistown to Anderson
    • Honey Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Milroy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>
    • Alfarata
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alfarata
      • From Lewistown to Alfarata
    • Paintersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewistown, with the one closest to Lewistown listed first.
    • Fruittown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Potters Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Centre Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boalsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boalsburg
      • Boalsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boalsburg <2>
    • Linden Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centre Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <2>
    • Zerby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zerby
      • From Lewistown to Zerby
    • Panorama Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
    • Penn Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ingleby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Mills
      • Pine Grove Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove Mills <2>
    • Bloomsdorf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomsdorf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
      • Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bloomsdorf
      • From Lewistown to Bloomsdorf
  • Clinton County
  • Cumberland County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewistown, with the one closest to Lewistown listed first.
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Doylestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
  • Huntingdon County
  • Juniata County
  • Perry County
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewistown, with the one closest to Lewistown listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McClure
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
    • Middle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Benfer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benfer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benfer
      • From Lewistown to Benfer
    • Beavertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
    • Troxelville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
    • Paxtonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coon Hunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
  • Union County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewistown, see our County-by-County Page for Lewistown.

Cemeteries Near Lewistown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewistown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewistown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewistown, with the one closest to Lewistown listed first.

  • Lind Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millers Tomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Rock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ohey Sholum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Birch Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Juniata Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooleys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooleys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooleys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henry Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lewistown had a population of 3,273 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lewistown had a population of 8,085 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewistown, with the one closest to Lewistown listed first.

  • Lewistown Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Yeagertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Mifflin County
  • Reedsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maitland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Maitland is located in Mifflin County
  • Vira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vira
    • Vira is located in Mifflin County
  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anderson
    • From Lewistown to Anderson
  • Kishacoquillas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Strodes Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strodes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strodes Mills
    • Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Walnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Juniata County
  • Honey Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Paintersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alfarata
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alfarata
      • From Lewistown to Alfarata
    • Naginey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naginey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naginey
      • Naginey is located in Mifflin County
    • Milroy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewistown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewistown.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lewistown ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewistown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lewistown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lewistown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lewistown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Lewistown.

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 helpful 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 Lewistown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewistown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewistown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5992, Longitude: -77.5718    
<5>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.
<6>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 Lewistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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