RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Adams County >> Abbottstown >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Abbottstown (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 Abbottstown. 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 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.

Abbottstown is located in Adams County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.

Below are the counties that are near Abbottstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abbottstown:

  • Adams County     (The home county of Abbottstown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • East Berlin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berlin
      • East Berlin is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berlin <2>
    • Hampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Adams County
    • New Oxford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oxford
      • New Oxford is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Oxford <2>
    • McSherrystown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
      • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <2>
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Adams County
    • Edgegrove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgegrove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
      • Edgegrove is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgegrove
      • From Abbottstown to Edgegrove
    • Newchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brush Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
      • Brush Run is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brush Run
      • From Abbottstown to Brush Run
    • Lake Meade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Heidlersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonneauville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunterstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plainview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • Highspire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Steelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Paxtang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxtang
      • From Abbottstown to Paxtang
    • Harrisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
      • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Lawnton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
    • Penbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Abbottstown to Clifton
    • Edgemont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Progress
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • Rutherford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • Caledonia Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
      • Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
    • Monterey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Franklin County
    • Mount Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
      • Mount Union is located in Franklin County
    • Blue Ridge Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Franklin County
    • Pen Mar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beartown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Mont Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rouzerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billmeyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Billmeyer
      • From Abbottstown to Billmeyer
    • Falmouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falmouth
      • From Abbottstown to Falmouth
    • Maytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <2>
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Aberdeen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • Rheems
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Borough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Borough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
      • Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
    • Florin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Creswell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creswell
      • From Abbottstown to Creswell
    • Mount Joy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • La Bott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Spring Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
    • Pennville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in York County
    • Thomasville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
    • Parkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in York County
    • Valley Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Davidsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Strickhousers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Roler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
      • Roler is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roler
      • From Abbottstown to Roler
    • Harmony Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bandanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Baltimore County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • Eklo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eklo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
      • Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eklo
      • From Abbottstown to Eklo
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakland
      • From Abbottstown to Oakland
    • Freeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
    • Maryland Line
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shamburg ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
      • Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shamburg
      • From Abbottstown to Shamburg
    • Walker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walker
      • From Abbottstown to Walker
    • Upperco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upperco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperco
      • Upperco is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upperco <2>
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trenton
      • From Abbottstown to Trenton
    • Fowblesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gorsuch Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carmel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Trump
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
      • Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trump
      • From Abbottstown to Trump
  • Carroll County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • Lineboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
      • Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Reeds Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
      • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Roller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
      • Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harney
      • From Abbottstown to Harney
    • Fairground Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairground Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
      • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Taneytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Frizzellburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tyrone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rockbrook Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
      • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Hampstead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Uniontown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Frederick County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.
    • Emmitsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
      • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <2>
    • Ladiesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
      • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sams Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
      • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • New Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
      • New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Oak Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sabillasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabillasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabillasville
      • Sabillasville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabillasville <2>
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Creagerstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jimtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jimtown
      • From Abbottstown to Jimtown
    • Thurmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Libertytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harford County (MD)
    • Shawsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
      • Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shawsville
      • From Abbottstown to Shawsville
  • Washington County (MD)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abbottstown, see our County-by-County Page for Abbottstown.

Cemeteries Near Abbottstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abbottstown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abbottstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Abbottstown had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Abbottstown had a population of 1,024 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Abbottstown, with the one closest to Abbottstown listed first.

  • Berlin Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
    • Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
  • East Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berlin
    • East Berlin is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berlin <2>
  • New Oxford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oxford
    • New Oxford is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Oxford <2>
  • Irishtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irishtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
    • Irishtown is located in Adams County
  • Jacobs Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
    • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
  • Farmers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Farmers is located in York County
  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Adams County
  • Edgegrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgegrove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
    • Edgegrove is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edgegrove
    • From Abbottstown to Edgegrove
  • McSherrystown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
    • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <2>
  • Hanover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Iron Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
    • Iron Ridge is located in York County
  • Menges Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menges Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menges Mills
    • Menges Mills is located in York County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abbottstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abbottstown.

Newspapers Published in Abbottstown ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbottstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abbottstown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abbottstown.

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 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 Abbottstown:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<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 Abbottstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abbottstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbottstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8867, Longitude: -76.9846