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 Bruceton 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 Bruceton 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 Bruceton 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bruceton Mills: Bruceton Mls. (or less commonly used: Bruceton 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 southeast 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 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.
Bruceton Mills is located in Preston County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Bruceton Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bruceton Mills:
- Preston County (The home county of Bruceton Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Brandonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Little Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Morgans Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hazelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Orr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Albright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Masontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Bayard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hoodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Fairmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Barrackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Schell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Baker Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Laurel Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Maidsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bowlby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Thornton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Accident
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Bittinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Grantsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Elliottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Markleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Morris Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Point Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hopwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shoaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Atlantic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Dilliner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Nemacolin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Mount Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carmichaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fordyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Ursina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Listonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- New Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- West Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Coal Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Centerville is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Blainsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Westmoreland County (PA)
- Scottdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bruceton Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Bruceton Mills.
Cemeteries Near Bruceton Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bruceton 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 Bruceton Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bruceton Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lenox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Teets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Visitation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sisler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Bruceton Mills had a population of 221 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bruceton Mills had a population of 84 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bruceton Mills, with the one closest to Bruceton Mills listed first.
- Brandonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Morgans Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Valley Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Cuzzart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Glade Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Gibbon Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbon Glade is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Glade
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elliottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Herring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bruceton Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bruceton Mills.
Newspapers Published in Bruceton 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bruceton Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bruceton Mills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bruceton 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 Bruceton Mills:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Bruceton Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bruceton Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |