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 Mount Rock (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 Mount Rock. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Rock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Rock: Mt. Rock
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Rock.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Mount Rock 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 Mount Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Rock:
- Mifflin County (The home county of Mount Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Highland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burnham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewistown Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Yeagertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Reedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lumber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Honey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kishacoquillas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Alfarata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 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 Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Potters Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Fruittown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Centre Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Centre Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zerby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Boalsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Penn Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Ingleby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Panorama Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Coburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tylersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Abdera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Greenburr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Cumberland County
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Mill Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Aughwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Birdville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Huntingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mexico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- McCullochs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- McAlisterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- East Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Thompsontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peru Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Ickesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Kistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- New Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Bannerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beavertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Coon Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Aline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Cherry Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Rock.
Cemeteries Near Mount Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Rock.
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 Mount Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hooleys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <3>
- Long Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <3>
- Alfarata Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Mount Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewistown Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Yeagertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maitland is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Vira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vira is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vira
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Honey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kishacoquillas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Strodes Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strodes Mills
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Paintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alfarata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Naginey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Naginey is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naginey
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Rock.
Newspapers Published in Mount Rock ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Rock, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mount Rock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mifflin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Rock) 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 Mount Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |