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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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mill Grove is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.

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:

  • Westmoreland 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.
    • West Newton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Yukon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Blackburn ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Wyano
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
    • Herminie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sutersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rillton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Shaner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
    • Arona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arona is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Hunker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <1>
    • New Stanton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Sunny Side
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Boston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elizabeth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Versailles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Versailles is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • Clairton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
    • West Elizabeth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendelssohn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
    • Port Vue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Coal Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
    • Edmon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • Apollo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
    • North Apollo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Leechburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Church
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
    • Banning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Banning is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Fuller
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Fuller is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Whitsett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Whitsett is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
    • Lynn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lynn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Perryopolis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arnold City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
    • Belle Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Fairhope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairhope is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
    • Lynnwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
    • Fayette City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Redstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Redstone is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
    • Everson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
    • Rices Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chartiers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chartiers is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
    • Clarksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Cumberland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
    • Carmichaels
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairdale is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
    • Nemacolin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nemacolin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
    • Ceylon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ceylon is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
    • Khedive
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Khedive is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
    • Lippincott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lippincott is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
    • Fordyce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fordyce is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
    • White
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • White is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Bow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bow is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Blairsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerset County
    • Bakersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bakersville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
    • Donora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Donora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <1>
    • Black Diamond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Charleroi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Charleroi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Charleroi is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Monongahela
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Riverview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Dunlevy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Twilight
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twilight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Allenport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Long Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Branch is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Ellsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellsworth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people

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.

  • Markle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Milbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Yukon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wineland Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Guffey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weaver & Waddell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Timothys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
    • The Hoffman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Old Brick Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45096 <2>
  • Madison Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Mars Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (434 more) ...
    • East Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dravo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • West Newton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Blackburn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Port Royal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Fitz Henry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fitz Henry is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitz Henry
  • Mendon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendon is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Waltz Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waltz Mill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Mill
  • Dick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dick is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • Scott Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scott Haven is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Haven
  • Sutersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blythedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blythedale is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Douglass
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglass is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
    • Yohoghany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Yohoghany is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yohoghany
    • Guffey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Guffey is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey

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 51 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 9 miles [14.5 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 like to start with 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:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.