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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 Lumber City (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 Lumber City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Lumber City 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 Lumber City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lumber City:

  • Mifflin County     (The home county of Lumber City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Reedsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Yeagertown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Burnham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Milroy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Honey Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Highland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Kishacoquillas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
    • Lewistown Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
    • Lewistown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Alfarata
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
    • Belleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Fruittown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruittown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
    • Potters Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
    • Centre Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Centre Hill is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
    • Boalsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden Hall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Linden Hall is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
    • Centre Hall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Zerby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
    • Panorama Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Penn Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
    • Coburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingleby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingleby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Lamar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tylersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Abdera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Abdera is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
    • Greenburr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
    • Cedar Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Rote
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Salona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Loganton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • Concord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Ennisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
    • Donation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
    • Neffs Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
    • Mill Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Birdville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
    • Mapleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Dungarvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
    • Seven Stars
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Aughwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Doyles Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
    • Mifflin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Port
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
    • Port Royal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
    • Mexico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • McCullochs Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
    • McAlisterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Locust Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
    • Swales
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
    • Thompsontown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Ickesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
    • Eshcol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eshcol is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
    • Kistler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kistler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
    • Bixler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bixler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
    • Centre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Centre is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
    • Cisna Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cisna Run is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
    • Millerstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • New Germantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Elliottsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
    • Landisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alinda
      (27 miles [43.5 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 southeast)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Bannerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • McClure
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Middle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Beaver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Benfer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
    • Troxelville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Beavertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Paxtonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
    • Coon Hunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
    • Middleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumber City, with the one closest to Lumber City listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Pardee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pardee is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
    • Glen Iron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
    • Laurelton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
    • Hartleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Millmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lumber City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lumber City.

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 Lumber City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hooleys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Birch Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ohey Sholum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lind Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millers Tomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Juniata Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Alfarata Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Corbin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Lumber City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lumber City.

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

  • Reedsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yeagertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kishacoquillas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
  • Vira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vira is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vira
  • Honey Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Naginey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Naginey is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naginey
  • Milroy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
  • Lewistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maitland is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
  • Siglerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
  • Belleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Granville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Granville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Paintersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Alfarata
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata

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

Newspapers Published in Lumber City ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumber City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lumber City, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lumber City.

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 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 Lumber City:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lumber City) 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 Lumber City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.