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 Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Mill: Upper Ml. (or less commonly used: Upper Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Upper Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upper 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 northeast 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 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.
Upper Mill is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Upper Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Upper Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Mount Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barnitz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Craighead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montsera
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Schlusser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Bears Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Latimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Gardners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- York Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aspers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bendersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Lake Meade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Guernsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Biglerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Arendtsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highspire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Paxtang
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Dauphin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bloomburg Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mowersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Orrstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- West Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Pleasant Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mont Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altenwald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- East Rutherford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- McCullochs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Alinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Landisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Elliottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Blain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duncannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Andersontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Rossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Nauvoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Harmony Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Davidsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Harney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frederick County (MD)
- Emmitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Mill.
Cemeteries Near Upper Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper 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 Upper Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westminister Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Letort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
- The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kutz Cemetery
- Kutz's Cemetery
- Letort UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <2>
- Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Upper Mill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Mill, with the one closest to Upper Mill listed first.
- Mount Holly Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hatton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Barnitz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Craighead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Uriah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uriah is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
- Boiling Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Leidighs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
- Bonny Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Montsera
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Gardners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Idaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
- Brandtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Mill.
Newspapers Published in Upper 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper 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 Upper Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Frederick 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 Upper 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- Upper Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |