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 southeast 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 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.
Mentzer is located in Huntingdon 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 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)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Shade Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neelyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Pogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orbisonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Coles ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Adams County
- Trust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- 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)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Langdondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Breezewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waterside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- 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)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Beavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Shellytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Royer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- East Sharpsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Franklin Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Roaring Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Shippensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lees Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Huntsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Newbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Cowans Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Freestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Keefers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Pleasant Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fort Loudon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cheesetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- 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)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Knobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laidig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Tannery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Valley-Hi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Akersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- 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)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- 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)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Cisna Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Maugansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mentzer, see our County-by-County Page for Mentzer.
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.
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 Mentzer - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duffey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Possumtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Shade Gap Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wible Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Burnt Cabins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Meadow Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gap
- Maddensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Neelyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fannettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Three Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
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]<3>. 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 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 Mentzer:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Huntingdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mentzer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |