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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 Sprankle Mills (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 Sprankle Mills. 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 Sprankle Mills ...
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 Sprankle Mills: Sprankle Mls. (or less commonly used: Sprankle Mlls.)
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 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.
Sprankle Mills is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.
Below are the counties that are near Sprankle Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sprankle Mills:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Sprankle Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Timblin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Oliveburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Langville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ohl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Valier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Panic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Summerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Punxsutawney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- McWilliams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- South Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Barnards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
- Bryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Muff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muff is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muff
- Echo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Deanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deanville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Oscar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Dee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Garmantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- Barnesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
- Northern Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- West Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Spangler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Hawthorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- New Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Brinkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Day
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Waterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Piolett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Strattanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curllsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Helvetia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Troutville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Luthersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- DuBois
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Mahaffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laborde
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Treasure Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Bower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Curry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Millstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Brockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Horton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horton City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
- Hallton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Challenge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Clarington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Gilfoyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Trade City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mottarns Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
- Smicksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marchand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Rossiter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Savan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savan is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
- Johnsonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Rochester Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
- Ambrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Beyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Lawrence County
- Big Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sprankle Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Sprankle Mills.
Cemeteries Near Sprankle Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sprankle Mills.
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 Sprankle Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sprankle Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Coolspring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolspring Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coolspring.
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conifer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Adrian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carrier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <3>
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Punxsutawney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966411 <3>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anita Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vandervort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Sprankle Mills had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sprankle Mills, with the one closest to Sprankle Mills listed first.
- Timblin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Worthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dora is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Coolspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Frostburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Oliveburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Langville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- McGarey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGarey is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- North Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Freedom is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sprankle Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sprankle Mills.
Newspapers Published in Sprankle Mills ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sprankle Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sprankle Mills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sprankle Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sprankle Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Cambria County
- Clarion County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Indiana County
- Lawrence 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sprankle Mills) 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 Sprankle Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |