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 Yonkers (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 Yonkers. 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.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Yonkers is located in Allegany County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Yonkers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yonkers:
- Allegany County (The home county of Yonkers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Ellerslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Corriganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- La Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Barrelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Avilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Grantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Pearre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Beans Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Purcell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Charlesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Kegg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Manns Choice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Schellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Emmaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Covalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Sipes Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Wellersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fairhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Glade City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Hays Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- New Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Meyersdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downey is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Pine Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Boynton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Good
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Shockeysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Donaldson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Okonoko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Higginsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Ritters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Three Churches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Slanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Romney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- North River Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Ridgeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Doe Gully
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Orleans Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Sleepy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yonkers, see our County-by-County Page for Yonkers.
Cemeteries Near Yonkers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yonkers.
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 Yonkers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yonkers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Growden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Yonkers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yonkers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yonkers, with the one closest to Yonkers listed first.
- Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Hazen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Cooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Ellerslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Ridgeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Corriganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Kreigbaum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Oldtown
(10 miles [16.1 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 Yonkers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yonkers.
Newspapers Published in Yonkers ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yonkers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yonkers, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yonkers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Yonkers:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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> | 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 Yonkers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yonkers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |