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 Mifflinville (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 Mifflinville. 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 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 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.
Mifflinville is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Mifflinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mifflinville:
- Columbia County (The home county of Mifflinville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Briar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Lime Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Hetlerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Berwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foundryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Almedia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Shumans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Espy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lightstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Tresckow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- New Mahoning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- East Berwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Beach Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- New Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Waterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Huntington Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Register
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Shickshinny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sybertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harveyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Unityville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Lairdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Beaver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mooresburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Dooleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Bear Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Alaska
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rushtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Nuremberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Zion Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Brandonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Sheppton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Raven Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Shenandoah Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Girard Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Long Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- New Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Noxen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mifflinville, see our County-by-County Page for Mifflinville.
Cemeteries Near Mifflinville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mifflinville.
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 Mifflinville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mifflinville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elan Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidlay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Creveling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<3> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <2>
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <2>
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Mifflinville had a population of 360 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
- Willow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Lime Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Briar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Fowlersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Almedia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Berwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Espy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Shumans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Nescopeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Asbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 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 Mifflinville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mifflinville.
Newspapers Published in Mifflinville ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mifflinville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mifflinville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mifflinville.
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 Mifflinville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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- Mifflinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mifflinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |