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 Run (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. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 is located in Blair 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 Blair County: Bedford, Cambria, Centre & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Run:
- Blair County (The home county of Mill Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Canan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Highland Fling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Duncansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollidaysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Newry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flowing Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Puzzletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pavia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Maria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Waterside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Osterburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salemville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Riddlesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Yellow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Gallitzin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amsbry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Tunnelhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tunnelhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Spindley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Cresson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sankertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sankertown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Chest Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chest Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chest Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Glass City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- South Philipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Musser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Port Matilda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Stormstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Fairbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- North Philipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Lyleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Utahville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Blain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Ginter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ginter is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
- Hegarty Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Irvona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Houtzdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ramey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- McPherron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Water Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Marklesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Entriken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hesston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Huntingdon Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Alverda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Grisemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Rexis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Cherry Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Heilwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Nolo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Pine Flats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Wehrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Cookport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Hillsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Kenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Dilltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Ogletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Windber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Tire Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Run, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Run.
Cemeteries Near Mill Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Run.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- The Hutchinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Guildford Cemetery
- McGarvey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45167 <2>
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45918 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Altoona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44953 <2>
- Bennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Allegheny Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allegheny Furnace is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Furnace
- Eldorado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Altoona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Juniata
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Wopsononock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wopsononock is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wopsononock
- Duncansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stiffler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Hollidaysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elstie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elstie is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstie
- Gallitzin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frankstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Amsbry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amsbry is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Newry
(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 Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Run.
Newspapers Published in Mill Run ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Run, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Run.
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 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 Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Blair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cambria County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Somerset 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 Run, 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 Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |