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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 Mowersville (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 Mowersville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Mowersville is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.

Below are the counties that are near Mowersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mowersville:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Mowersville)
  • Adams County
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Cumberland County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowersville, with the one closest to Mowersville listed first.
    • Burnt Cabins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Littleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Littleton
      • Fort Littleton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Littleton <1>
    • Clear Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Knobsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McConnellsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
      • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <1>
    • Waterfall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrisonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
      • Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
    • Laidig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laidig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
      • Laidig is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laidig
      • From Mowersville to Laidig
    • Websters Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells Tannery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Huntingdon County
  • Juniata County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowersville, with the one closest to Mowersville listed first.
    • Kistler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kistler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
      • Kistler is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Newton Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
      • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattawana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • McVeytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
      • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <1>
    • Anderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anderson
      • From Mowersville to Anderson
  • Perry County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowersville, with the one closest to Mowersville listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in York County
    • Dillsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
      • Dillsburg is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <1>
  • Frederick County (MD)
    • Sabillasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabillasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabillasville
      • Sabillasville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabillasville <1>
  • Washington County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mowersville, with the one closest to Mowersville listed first.
    • Highfield - Cascade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pen Mar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
      • Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Leitersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Long Meadow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
      • Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Maugansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Paramount - Long Meadow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
      • Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairview
      • From Mowersville to Fairview

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mowersville, see our County-by-County Page for Mowersville.

Cemeteries Near Mowersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mowersville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mowersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mowersville, with the one closest to Mowersville listed first.

  • Hanna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCaskey Graves
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaskey Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaskey Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Graham Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Graham Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Graham Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Path Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Path Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Path Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mowersville had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mowersville, with the one closest to Mowersville listed first.

  • Lurgan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lurgan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
    • Lurgan is located in Franklin County
  • Mongul
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mongul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongul
    • Mongul is located in Franklin County
  • Middle Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
    • Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Newburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <1>
  • Orrstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shippensburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
    • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <1>
  • Oakville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Cumberland County
  • Green Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
    • Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Upper Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
    • Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
  • Lees Cross Roads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Heberlig
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heberlig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
      • Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
    • Newbridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
      • Newbridge is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newbridge
      • From Mowersville to Newbridge
    • Green Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mowersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mowersville.

Newspapers Published in Mowersville ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mowersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mowersville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mowersville.

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 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 Mowersville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mowersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mowersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Mowersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mowersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1122, Longitude: -77.5823    









 

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