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The Cities and communities of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania*
Alfarata, Allensville, Alexander Springs, Anderson, Atkinsons Mills
Barrville, Belleville, Belltown, Bratton, Burnham
Colonial Hill
Decatur
Gardenview, Granville
Hawstone, Highland Park , Horningford
Kishacoquillas, Kistler, Klondyke
Lewistown, Lewistown Junction, Little Kansas, Locke Mills, Longfellow
Maitland, Mattawana, McVeytown, Menno, Milroy
Naginey, Newton Hamilton
Paintersville
Reedsville, Roseann, Ryde
Shraders, Shindle, Siglerville, Strodes Mill
Union Mills
Vira
Wagner
*This list of cities may not be complete
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Information & Facts about Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Population (1990): 47,006
Land area: 411 square miles
Founding: County Founded 1789
Neighboring Counties to Mifflin County:
To the Northeast: Union County; Snyder County
To the Southeast: Juniata County
To the Southwest: Huntingdon County
To the Northwest: Centre County
Government
Official Mifflin County site
Mifflin County Courthouse
20 North Wayne Street
Lewistown, PA 17044
Phone: (717) 248-6733
Toll-free: 1-800-248-CNTY
FAX: (717) 248-3695
The county is governed by a three member county commission.
Juniata Valley Chamber of Commerce
3 West Monument Square
Lewistown, PA 17815
Tel: 717.248.6713
Fax: 717.248.6714
Mifflin County Historical Society
1 West Market Street, Suite 1
Lewistown, PA 17044-2128
Phone: (717) 242-1022
Genealogy:
The Political Graveyard for Mifflin County
Mifflin County GenWeb Genealogy page
Lineages' Genealogy site for Mifflin County
History:
Formed from Cumberland & Northumberland Counties in 1789.
Named for Thomas Mifflin, first governor of the Commonwealth under the Constitution of 1790, and Revolutionary hero. As early as 1731, English traders visited the area.
The first settler was Arthur Buchanan, a trader, who settled on the site of Lewistown, in 1754. Many Indian paths criss-crossed the county. Lewistown is on the site of a great Indian Village. Fort Granville erected in 1755, was destroyed by the French and Indians. Logan Guards were among the first defenders to reach Washington when the Civil War broke out. McVeytown is the birthplace of Dr. J. T. Rothrock, the "Father of Forestry" in Pennsylvania
Mifflin
County Dept of Environmental Protection
Mifflin County School District
Administration Offices: 201 Eighth
Street
Highland Park
Lewistown, PA 17044
voice: 717-248-0148
fax: 717-248-5345
email: mcsd@mail.mcsd.tiu.k12.pa.us
Pennsylvania
Visitor's Network for Mifflin County
information for visitors and residents alike on all aspects of the area.
Mifflin-County.com
Welcome to Mifflin-County's Premier Online Information Resource
Mifflin
County 2000
A website dedicated to improving education in Mifflin County, PA
Central Pennsylvania Visitors
Connection
P O Box 61
Belleville, PA 17004
Toll-free: 888-299-8849
Phone: 717-935-5840
Mifflin
County's Village Square
information, pictures, chat, genealogy and much, much more.
123 North Wayne Street
Lewistown, PA 17044
Phone: 717-242-2391
Annual
events in Mifflin County
Things to See & Places to Go in Mifflin County
Reeds Gap State Park contains 220
acres located in the New Lancaster Valley of Mifflin County and can be reached
from U.S. Route 322 from Milroy by following park signs for seven miles.
Bald Eagle State
Forest
The Bald Eagle State Forest was
named for the famous Indian Chief "Bald Eagle". It is located in Snyder,
Union and parts of Centre, Mifflin, and Clinton Counties and comprises 195,624
acres of State Forest land.
The Rothrock State Forest is named
in honor of Dr. Joseph Trimble Rothrock who is recognized as the Father of Forestry
in Pennsylvania. Dr. Rothrock was born near McVeytown, Mifflin County, and spent
his boyhood days in the nearby forested mountains.
The Tuscarora State Forest, located in Mifflin, Juniata, Huntingdon, Franklin, Perry and Cumberland Counties, derives its name from the Tuscarora Mountain which passes through this region. The mountain was named for the Tuscarora Indians, a tribe adopted by the Iroquois Nation and allowed to migrate to this region around 1714. Located in three distinct divisions, the 90,512 acres of the Tuscarora State Forest are open to hunting, fishing and general outdoor recreation.
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