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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 Run Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mill Run Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mill Run Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Run Junction: Mill Run Jct. (or less commonly used: Mill Run Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 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 west 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 Run Junction is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Mill Run Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Run Junction:
- Fayette County (The home county of Mill Run Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Indian Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Ohiopyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Connellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Connellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Leisenring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Mount Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Bear Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Sunny Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Nemacolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Stringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Dilliner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Carmichaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Rices Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Draketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casselman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bakersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Markleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Lavansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lavansville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Listonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Allenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Speers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- West Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coal Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Stockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Donora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlevy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Long Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Donegal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Scottdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- West Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Stahlstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Kecksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Calumet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- United
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Hunker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Accident
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grantsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bittinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Avilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Hazelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Run Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Run Junction.
Cemeteries Near Mill Run Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Run Junction.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mill Run Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Run Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Normalville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Imel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlet Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sands Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dan Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Snyder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dan Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Indian Head.
- The Dan Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snyder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191187 <2>
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ohiopyle.
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Ohiopyle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45346 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mill Run Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Run Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Run Junction, with the one closest to Mill Run Junction listed first.
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Normalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stewarton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewarton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarton
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Ohiopyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scullton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scullton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullton
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Draketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Moyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moyer is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer
- Connellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Sitka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Run Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Run Junction.
Newspapers Published in Mill Run Junction ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Run Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Run Junction, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Run Junction.
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 websites either 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 Run Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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> | 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 Run Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Run Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |