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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Milltown is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
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:
- Bradford County (The home county of Milltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Sayre
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Waverly is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vawter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Bumpville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Ulster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- North Orwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Bentley Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Little Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Choconut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Brackney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fairdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Millerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mainesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Laceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Endicott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vestal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Endwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maine is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Willow Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Owens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Chemung
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Van Etten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Webb Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Horseheads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayutaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Montour Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Beaver Dams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Caton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- East Nichols
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Owego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Candor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Hamar Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Tompkins County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- West Danby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Danby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Newfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Caroline Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Besemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Slaterville Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- South Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
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.
- Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tioga Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Point Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Sayre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46473 <2>
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Waverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallmadge Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Dry Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chemung Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 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.
- Sayre
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Litchfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenes Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenes Landing is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenes Landing
- Litchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Wilawana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilawana is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilawana
- Vawter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Owens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Chemung
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 54 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 19 miles [30.6 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Broome County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |