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 Zinns 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 Zinns 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 Zinns 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Zinns Mill: Zinns Ml. (or less commonly used: Zinns Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Zinns Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Zinns Mill may originally have been Zinn's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Zinns Mill might be written as Zinn Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Zinns Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Zinns 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 and doctors 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.
Zinns Mill is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Zinns Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zinns Mill:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Zinns Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Burd Coleman Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Quentin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miners Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Cleona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fontana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Wintersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Robesonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- North Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Schubert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Phoebe Berks Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Strausstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Lemoyne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- West Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Westwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Shiremanstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Allenview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Bachmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Union Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manadahill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Rutherford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mastersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Naumanstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Brickerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Brunnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Irving
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Suedberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Lorberry Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Orwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Moyers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Echo Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Tower City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- York Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Hallam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Mount Wolf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Starview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Valley Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Marsh Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zinns Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Zinns Mill.
Cemeteries Near Zinns Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zinns 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 Zinns Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zinns Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cornwall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bachman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Annville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
- Hostetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <3>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <3>
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Mt. Annville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<5>
While we didn't find Zinns Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zinns Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zinns Mill, with the one closest to Zinns Mill listed first.
- North Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
- Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miners Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Rexmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rexmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexmont
- Cornwall Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Coheva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coheva is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Iona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iona is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cleona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Westmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zinns Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zinns Mill.
Newspapers Published in Zinns 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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zinns Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zinns Mill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zinns Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Zinns Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Zinns Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Zinns Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |