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 Red 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 Red 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 Red 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.
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 Red Mill: Red Ml. (or less commonly used: Red Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Mill.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Red Mill is located in Cambria 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 Cambria County: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Red Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Mill:
- Cambria County (The home county of Red Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Belsano
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- White Mill Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Vintondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vintondale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Twin Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Pindleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Nanty Glo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mundys Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundys Corner
- Colver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beula is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
- Revloc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Revloc is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revloc
- Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vinco is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
- Nicktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Elderton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Blanco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Bryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Rural Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Pavia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- King
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Blue Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Highland Fling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Canan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canan is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canan
- Cross Keys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Duncansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Newry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brooks Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Hollidaysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Sylvis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Burnside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- McPherron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- New Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lyleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Blain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Coalport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irvona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Rosebud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Thompsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Mahaffey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Rexis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Nolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Suncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Dilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Heilwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Armagh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alverda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Kenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Penn Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Valier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Winslow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Punxsutawney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Tire Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Davidsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Benson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Blough
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Ogletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Hooversville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jennerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- New Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Burrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Derry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- New Derry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- Ligonier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Red Mill.
Cemeteries Near Red Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red 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 Red Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Pine Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conrad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independent Country Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armagh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stephens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Red Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Belsano
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Strongstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pindleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Nolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Dilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suncliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Armagh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vinco is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
- Vetera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vetera is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetera
- Cramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cramer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
- Wilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nicktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pikes Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Brush Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Valley is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Mill.
Newspapers Published in Red 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red 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 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 Red Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cambria County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Clearfield County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland 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 Red Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |