RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Juniata County >> Mexico >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Mexico (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 Mexico. 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.

Mexico is located in Juniata 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 Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.

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

  • Juniata County     (The home county of Mexico)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Port Royal
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Old Port
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
    • Mifflin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
    • Thompsontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McAlisterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Doyles Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
    • Swales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
    • Seven Stars
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • McCullochs Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
    • Reeds Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Ingleby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ingleby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
    • Potters Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Potters Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
    • Coburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fruittown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruittown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
    • Zerby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
    • Woodward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Centre Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Centre Hill is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
    • Penn Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Penn Hall is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
    • Spring Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Aaronsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fiedler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
    • Millheim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Caprivi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
    • Schlusser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
    • Bears Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
    • Plainfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Middlesex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Carlisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Washington is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Newville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • New Kingstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Westwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Enola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Halifax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Paxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Paxton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Fisherville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
    • Rife
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rife is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
    • Dauphin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Enders
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Enders is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
    • Fort Hunter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Stone Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
    • Enterline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Enterline is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
    • Berrysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Doylestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Huntingdon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Blairs Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
    • Ennisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
    • Mount Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Aughwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
    • Donation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Paintersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Alfarata
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
    • Burnham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Juniata Terrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Lewistown Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
    • Lewistown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Yeagertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Honey Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Lumber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Reedsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Malta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Mandata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
    • Herndon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Ickesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
    • Eshcol
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eshcol is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
    • Millerstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elliottsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
    • Bixler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bixler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
    • Kistler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kistler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
    • Blain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Centre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Centre is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
    • Alinda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Alinda is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
    • Cisna Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cisna Run is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
    • Landisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • McClure
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bannerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • Middle Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Beaver Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Beavertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benfer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
    • Troxelville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Aline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Aline is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paxtonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
    • Coon Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
    • Shadle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadle is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mexico, with the one closest to Mexico listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Pardee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pardee is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
    • Glen Iron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
    • Laurelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
    • Millmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Mifflinburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mexico ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mexico.

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 Mexico - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mifflintown.
  • Kilmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bookwalter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Diven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rothrock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Run Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <3>
  • Bull Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lantz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mifflin.
      • The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <3>
    • Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mexico had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Port Royal
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tuscarora
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tuscarora is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
  • Vandyke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vandyke is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
  • Mifflintown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mifflin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Van Wert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Wert is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Ickesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
  • Oakland Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
  • Spruce Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
  • Roseburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Roseburg is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
  • Eshcol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eshcol is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
  • Donnally Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Donnally Mills is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnally Mills
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Thompsontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Academia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Academia is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academia
    • Saville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Saville is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville

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

Newspapers Published in Mexico ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mexico.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mexico, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mexico.

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 websites either 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 Mexico:

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 from Point A (ie- Mexico) 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 Mexico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.