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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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Mill Creek is located in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County: Burlington (NJ), Camden (NJ), Gloucester (NJ), Bucks, Delaware & Montgomery.

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

  • Philadelphia County     (The home county of Mill Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • University City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Philadelphia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bartram Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Southwest Center City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Old City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Manayunk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
    • Germantown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Wayne Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Queen Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Upsal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
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    • Logan Station ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
    • Allen Lane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Warminster Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Warminster Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
    • Johnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Casey Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Churchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Croydon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivyland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hartsville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Neshaminy ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Neshaminy is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy
    • Newportville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newportville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Strafford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Strafford is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
    • Devon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Leopard is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
    • Whitehorse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Whitehorse is located in Chester County
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    • Chesterbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffryn Mawr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
    • Green Lane Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
    • Green Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
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    • Paoli
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lees
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lees is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
    • Malvern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • East Lansdowne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Yeadon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <1>
    • Millbourne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Millbourne is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Burmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burmont is located in Delaware County
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    • Darby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Darby is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <1>
    • Lansdowne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Darby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Aldan is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
    • Collingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colwyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Colwyn is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
    • Addingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Addingham is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addingham
    • Drexel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indiana County
    • Ernest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ernest is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Bala - Cynwyd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
    • Cynwyd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
    • Narberth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Penn Wynne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
    • West Manayunk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
    • Ardmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryn Mawr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyndmoor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elkins Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Conshohocken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashmead Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
    • Cheltenham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • White Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Ardentown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Claymont Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Holly Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
    • Windy Bush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
  • Burlington County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Cinnaminson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
    • Maple Shade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Riverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
    • Ramblewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Riverside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Greentree Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Marlton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Heritage Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Beverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Willingboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
    • Hainesport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport
  • Camden County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Camden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
    • Ablett Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
    • Morgan Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Gloucester City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
    • Wood - Lynne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Delair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
    • Pennsauken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
    • Brooklawn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
    • Golden Triangle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
    • Westmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Cherry Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Colwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Colwick is located in Camden County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwick
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Beals Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Pleasantville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Red Bank
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Thorofare
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
    • North Woodbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
    • Woodbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
    • Gibbstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Parkville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Westcotville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
    • Oak Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
    • Almonesson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
    • Cooper Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
    • Mantua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Mickleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
  • Mercer County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Somerset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Somerset is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Titusville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
    • West Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • Bear Tavern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
    • Ewing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ewing is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Parkway Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkway Village is located in Mercer County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Whig Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
    • Carneys Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Portertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Riddleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Pennsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Aldine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
    • Shirley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Acton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Pointers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Alloway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway

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

Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.

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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Cathedral Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodlands Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Peace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Central Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • North Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • South Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <2>
  • Darby Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Friends Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
    • The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Darby Friends Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <2>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mikveh Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (387 more) ...

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 Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.

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

  • Angora
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Angora is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
  • Fernwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fernwood is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Yeadon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <1>
  • Cardington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cardington is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Grays Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
  • Schuylkill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill
  • Bala
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pencoyd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pencoyd is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencoyd
  • Merion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansdowne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burmont is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmont
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Upper Darby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cynwyd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
    • Darby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Darby is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...

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 Mill Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mill Creek:

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 Mill Creek, 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' (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- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.