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 Paper Mill (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 Paper Mill. 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 Paper Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Paper Mill: Paper Ml. (or less commonly used: Paper Mll.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Paper Mill is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Paper Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paper Mill:
- Columbia County (The home county of Paper Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Lightstreet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lightstreet is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Bloomsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Espy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Espy is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Fernville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fernville is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Almedia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Almedia is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mordansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mordansville is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Rupert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Eyers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grovania
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovania is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Tresckow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dauphin County
- Erdman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- East Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Beach Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Register
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Clarks View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Huntington Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Harveyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Shickshinny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Unityville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lairdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montoursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mooresburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Elysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Marion Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Reed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bear Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kulpmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Ferndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Zion Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nuremberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Krebs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Raven Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Fountain Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Girardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Beech Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Long Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Celestia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Celestia was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestia
- Eagles Mere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- New Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alvira was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Mazeppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paper Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Paper Mill.
Cemeteries Near Paper Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paper Mill.
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 Paper Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paper Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Rosemont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <2>
- Rosemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <2>
- Creveling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidlay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elan Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Paper Mill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paper Mill, with the one closest to Paper Mill listed first.
- Bloomsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lightstreet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lightstreet is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Espy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Espy is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Rupert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rupert is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Almedia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Almedia is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mordansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mordansville is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welliversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welliversville is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mainville is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Lime Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lime Ridge is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eyers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paper Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paper Mill.
Newspapers Published in Paper Mill ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paper Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paper Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paper Mill.
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 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 Paper Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paper Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Paper Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |