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 Milroy (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 Milroy. 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.
Milroy is located in Mifflin 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 Mifflin County: Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Milroy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milroy:
- Mifflin County (The home county of Milroy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Honey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yeagertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Kishacoquillas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alfarata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Juniata Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Paintersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Potters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Fruittown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Centre Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Spring Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zerby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Penn Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Centre Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Boalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Panorama Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Tylersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Abdera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenburr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Rote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Salona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Loganton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Castanea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flemington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Ennisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Neffs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McAlisterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Swales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Reeds Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Locust Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- McCullochs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Thompsontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Ickesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Kistler
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Eshcol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Bixler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- New Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Reward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Blain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Bannerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Beavertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Coon Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Penns Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milroy, see our County-by-County Page for Milroy.
Cemeteries Near Milroy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milroy.
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 Milroy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milroy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooleys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alfarata Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Belltown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Milroy had a population of 598 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milroy, with the one closest to Milroy listed first.
- Honey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Naginey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Naginey is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naginey
- Reedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Siglerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
- Yeagertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Potters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Vira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vira is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vira
- Kishacoquillas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Centre Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Alfarata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Tusseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Lewistown Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milroy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milroy.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Milroy ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milroy.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Milroy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Milroy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Milroy.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> of Milroy.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Milroy:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mifflin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Milroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |