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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 Walley 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 Walley 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 Walley 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 Walley Mill: Walley Ml. (or less commonly used: Walley 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Walley Mill is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Walley Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walley Mill:
- Butler County (The home county of Walley Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Bruin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Karns City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ferris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Eau Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chicora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Kepples Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Greece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- West Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Culmerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Sligo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Curtisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Karns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Russellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tarentum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Kaylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Bradys Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Wattersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Cowansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Rimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Tidal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Shadyside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Goehring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Barrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Ellwood City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Foxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- East Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Saint Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Alum Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Toby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Callensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Turkey City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lamartine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Grant City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Harlansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Rose Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- McCaslin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Volant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Altman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Energy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Ellport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- West New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Swamproot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Courtneys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Perrys Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Kilgore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Jackson Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- North Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Sandy Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emlenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Barkeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nickleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Coal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Henderson Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Cranberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- West Leechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walley Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Walley Mill.
Cemeteries Near Walley Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walley 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 Walley Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walley Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Annandale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Walley Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walley Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walley Mill, with the one closest to Walley Mill listed first.
- Bruin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Petrolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Karns City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argentine is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Hilliards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Chicora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Monterey is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Annandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Moniteau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moniteau is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
- Eau Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walley Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walley Mill.
Newspapers Published in Walley 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walley Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walley 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 Walley Mill.
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 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 Walley Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango 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 Walley 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- Walley Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |