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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 Mifflin Junction (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 Mifflin Junction. 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 Mifflin Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mifflin Junction: Mifflin Jct. (or less commonly used: Mifflin Jctn.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Mifflin Junction is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Mifflin Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mifflin Junction:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Mifflin Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Willock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
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- Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dravosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glassport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- West Mifflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Apollo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- North Apollo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Aladdin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- South Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Ambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Aliquippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- New Sheffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Frankfort Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Valencia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Fernway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Ekastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Glade Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Frazier Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Arnold City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Fayette City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Banning
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Whitsett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Chamouni
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Fuller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Cumberland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Indiana County
- White
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Gastonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Finleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McMurray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Baidland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Monongahela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Black Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Gilkeson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- Sudan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
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- Donora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Trafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Larimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Sutersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Rillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Shafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Monessen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Herminie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mifflin Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Mifflin Junction.
Cemeteries Near Mifflin Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mifflin Junction.
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 Mifflin Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mifflin Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Jefferson Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaare Torah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
- St. Sava Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- St. Casimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Clares Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Mifflin Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mifflin Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mifflin Junction, with the one closest to Mifflin Junction listed first.
- Willock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Surgeon Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- New England
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Option
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Broughton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Camden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Whitehall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Cochrans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Coal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dravosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mifflin Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mifflin Junction.
Newspapers Published in Mifflin Junction ...
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 449 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mifflin Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mifflin Junction, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mifflin Junction.
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 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 Mifflin Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mifflin Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mifflin Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |