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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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 Mill Grove: Mill Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Grove.
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.
Mill Grove 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 Mill Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Grove:
- Columbia County (The home county of Mill Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Newlin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Aristes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Shumans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almedia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Bloomsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Schubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meckville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Strausstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shartlesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ededburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Tresckow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Summit Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nesquehoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Erdman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Gold Mine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Lickdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Tomhicken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Beach Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Newtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Sybertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Conyngham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Harleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hazleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Unityville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lairdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Natalie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bear Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Locust Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Elysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Kulpmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Gowen City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Raven Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Zion Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Gilberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Kratzerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Grove.
Cemeteries Near Mill Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <2>
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hetherington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mill Grove had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Newlin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Wilburton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Beaver Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Shumans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Raven Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Raricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
- Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Locustdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Grove.
Newspapers Published in Mill Grove ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Mill Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |