WayfarrowMill City
Ghost town · Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Mill City is a ghost town in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It is the only former community in Wyoming County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mill City as a historical populated place on the Center Moreland topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.3981° N, 75.9791° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Center Moreland |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,167 ft |
| Nearest living town | Misericordia University, PA |
| Distance to it | 3.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1202175 |
| Coordinates | 41.39813, -75.97909 |
What's there now
Mill City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Misericordia University, PA (population 967), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,167 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
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- Y Covered Bridge No. 156covered bridge · Columbia County · 21.4 mi
- Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134covered bridge · Columbia County · 26.2 mi
- Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122covered bridge · Columbia County · 27.1 mi
- Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120covered bridge · Columbia County · 28.1 mi
- Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121covered bridge · Columbia County · 28.1 mi
- Creasyville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 28.2 mi
- Foundryvilleghost town · Luzerne County · 28.6 mi
- Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95covered bridge · Columbia County · 29.2 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.