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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Red Mill is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
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:
- Centre 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.
- Potters Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Fruittown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Centre Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Linden Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Zerby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boalsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Axemann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Panorama Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Clearfield County
- Kylertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abdera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Tylersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Greenburr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Cedar Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Mill Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Beech Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Castanea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Ennisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Neffs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Donation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Dungarvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Huntingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Mifflin
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- McAlisterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Port
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Swales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Reeds Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Locust Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- McCullochs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Thompsontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kishacoquillas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Yeagertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Highland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Alfarata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Ickesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Bannerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Benfer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Beaver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Coon Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Mill, with the one closest to Red Mill listed first.
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
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.
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heckman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centre County Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <3>
- Benner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long Lane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Hooleys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 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.
- Potters Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Tusseyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Centre Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Linden Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Boalsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siglerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
- Zerby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
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 35 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. 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 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 Red Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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 Red Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |