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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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wilson Mills: Wilson Mls. (or less commonly used: Wilson 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Wilson Mills is located in Venango County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Wilson Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson Mills:

  • Venango County     (The home county of Wilson Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.
    • Cooperstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugarcreek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugarcreek
      • From Wilson Mills to Sugarcreek
    • Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nicklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Uniontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
    • Petroleum Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rynd Farm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rynd Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rynd Farm
      • From Wilson Mills to Rynd Farm
    • Polk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rouseville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
      • Rouseville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <2>
    • Colonial Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
    • Hasson Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
      • Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.
    • Cherry Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Murrinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Eau Claire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.
    • Venus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamartine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Clarion County
    • Fryburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolfs Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Beaver City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Clarion County
    • Elk City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Clarion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elk City
      • From Wilson Mills to Elk City
    • Iron City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Clarion County
    • Knox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <2>
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
      • Saint Petersburg is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <2>
    • Turkey City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.
    • Black Ash
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
      • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Black Ash
      • From Wilson Mills to Black Ash
    • Deckard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
      • Deckard is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deckard
      • From Wilson Mills to Deckard
    • Fauncetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Guys Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
      • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <2>
    • Frenchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochranton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <2>
    • Townville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Wayland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wayland
      • From Wilson Mills to Wayland
    • Gresham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hydetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blooming Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
      • Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Tryonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erie County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.
    • Tionesta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fagundus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Trunkeyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Mercer County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Selkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selkirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Selkirk
      • From Wilson Mills to Selkirk
    • East Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sanford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sanford
      • From Wilson Mills to Sanford
    • West Spring Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tidioute
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Colza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
      • Colza is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colza
      • From Wilson Mills to Colza
    • Garland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • York County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson Mills.

Cemeteries Near Wilson Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Wilson Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson Mills.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson Mills, with the one closest to Wilson Mills listed first.

  • Bradleytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleytown
    • Bradleytown is located in Venango County
  • Black Ash
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
    • Black Ash is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Black Ash
    • From Wilson Mills to Black Ash
  • Deckard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deckard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
    • Deckard is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deckard
    • From Wilson Mills to Deckard
  • Sunville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunville
    • Sunville is located in Venango County
  • Cooperstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallaceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
    • Wallaceville is located in Venango County
  • Fauncetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Venango County
  • Guys Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Mills
    • Guys Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guys Mills <2>
  • Carlton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Carlton is located in Mercer County
  • Dempseytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempseytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempseytown
    • Dempseytown is located in Venango County
  • Diamond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Diamond is located in Venango County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Troy Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
      • Troy Center is located in Crawford County
    • Frenchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson Mills.

Newspapers Published in Wilson 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson Mills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson 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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilson Mills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilson Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wilson Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wilson Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5497, Longitude: -79.9113    









 

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