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 doctors 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Run:
- Fayette 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.
- Indian Head
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White
(8 miles [12.9 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)
- Rogerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Seven Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- 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
- Sunny Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- 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, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Draketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
- Markleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Ursina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- 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)
- 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, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Blainsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- 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
- Allenport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Speers
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Dunlevy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- 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
- Stockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Charleroi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Donegal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Scottdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Stahlstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kecksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Calumet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- United
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Hunker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Friendsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Accident
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bittinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(29 miles [46.7 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, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Clifton Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(27 miles [43.5 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, 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.
- Imel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Normalville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlet Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Dan Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Middle Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Spear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mill Run had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Run, with the one closest to Mill Run listed first.
- Stewarton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewarton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarton
- Normalville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Ohiopyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Scullton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scullton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullton
- Draketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- 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)
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Barronvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barronvale is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronvale
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 37 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]<3>. 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Run) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |