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 Milltown (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 Milltown. 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 northeast 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 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.
Milltown is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Milltown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milltown:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Milltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Leechburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Unity
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
- Cheswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Universal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Oakmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Penn Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Blawnox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apollo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Aladdin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- North Apollo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Spring Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McVille
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Slate Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Cochrans Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Wallace City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Ambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Baden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aliquippa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Gringo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- East Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Ekastown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Valencia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saxonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Frazier Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Leasureville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Dennys Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Myoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Brownsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Callery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Fairhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Whitsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Brownstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Fuller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Perryopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Everson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- White
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Saltsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Parkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Shelocta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aultman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aultman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smathers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smathers is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Black Diamond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Monongahela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Eagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- McMurray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Donora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baidland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Gilkeson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkeson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkeson
- MacDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Parnassus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- New Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lower Burrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Murrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Export
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Larimer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Bagdad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- North Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milltown, see our County-by-County Page for Milltown.
Cemeteries Near Milltown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milltown.
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 Milltown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dugan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Milltown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milltown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Unity
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Parnassus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Harmarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmarville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmarville
- Nadine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- New Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Drennen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drennen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drennen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milltown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milltown.
Newspapers Published in Milltown ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milltown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milltown, 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 Milltown.
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 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 Milltown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland 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 Milltown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Milltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |