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 Mentzer (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 Mentzer. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Mentzer is located in Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata & Mifflin.
Below are the counties that are near Mentzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mentzer:
- Huntingdon County (The home county of Mentzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Maddensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Shade Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
- Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <2>
- Neelyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Pogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <2>
- Orbisonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
- Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <2>
- Rockhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Kimmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Coles ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Coaldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Saxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <2>
- Graceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <2>
- Langdondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Riddlesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Breezewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezewood
- Breezewood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezewood <2>
- Marble City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Yellow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
- Waterside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Everett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <2>
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Clover Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Beavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- 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 Blair County
- Shellytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
- Oreminea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Roaring Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <2>
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <2>
- Shippensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
- Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <2>
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Newville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <2>
- Bears Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Huntsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Newbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cowans Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowans Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Freestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Fort Loudon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loudon
- Fort Loudon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loudon <2>
- Cheesetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Orrstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
- Orrstown is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <2>
- Saint Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Saint Thomas is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <2>
- Mowersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Fort Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Littleton
- Fort Littleton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Littleton <2>
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterfall <2>
- Laidig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- McConnellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
- McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <2>
- Valley-Hi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Websters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Sipes Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sipes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Crystal Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Emmaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Perulack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Peru Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- East Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Reeds Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Kistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Newton Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Mattawana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- McVeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
- McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <2>
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allensville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allensville <2>
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- New Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germantown
- New Germantown is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germantown <2>
- Cisna Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Bixler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Washington County (MD)
- Maugansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maugansville
- Maugansville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maugansville <2>
- Maugansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mentzer, see our County-by-County Page for Mentzer.
Newspapers Published in Mentzer ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mentzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mentzer, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mentzer.
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 Mentzer:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bedford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juniata County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mifflin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Huntingdon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
Cemeteries Near Mentzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mentzer.
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 Mentzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Ridge Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Cree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cree Cemetery
- Locke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Family Cemetery
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Family Cemetery
- Maddensville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddensville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddensville Cemetery
- Duffey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duffey Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duffey Family Cemetery
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Possumtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Possumtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Possumtown Cemetery
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- Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Wible Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wible Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
- Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mentzer had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Decorum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Burnt Cabins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Meadow Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Maddensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Neelyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Shade Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
- Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <2>
- Fort Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Littleton
- Fort Littleton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Littleton <2>
- Fannettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fannettsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannettsburg
- Fannettsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fannettsburg <2>
- Willow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willow Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <2>
- Spring Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Spring Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Run <2>
- Clear Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <2>
- Metal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mentzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mentzer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mentzer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/
The official website for State 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mentzer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mentzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1254, Longitude: -77.8850 In this case, the coordinates for Mentzer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Mentzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |