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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 Luthers 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 Luthers 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 Luthers 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Luthers Mills: Luthers Mls. (or less commonly used: Luthers Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Luthers Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Luthers Mills may originally have been Luther's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Luthers Mills might be written as Luther Mills.

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.

Luthers Mills is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Luthers Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Luthers Mills:

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

Cemeteries Near Luthers Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luthers 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.

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 Luthers Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gustin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gustin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gustin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luthers Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luthers Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luthers Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradford County Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hornbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnpike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnpike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnpike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheshequin Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wetona Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Luthers Mills had a population of 171 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mountain Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Overshot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overshot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
    • Overshot is located in Bradford County
  • Saco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saco
    • From Luthers Mills to Saco
  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Bradford County
  • Riggs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Riggs is located in Bradford County
  • West Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
    • West Burlington is located in Bradford County
  • Franklindale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Towanda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Towanda
    • North Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Quarry Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
    • Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
  • Hornbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
    • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
  • Ulster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
      • West Franklin is located in Bradford County
    • Powell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Bradford County
    • Monroeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Luthers 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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luthers Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Luthers Mills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Luthers Mills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Luthers Mills:

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Luthers Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Luthers Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Luthers Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7823, Longitude: -76.5667    









 

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