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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 Ailston (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 Ailston. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Ailston is located in York County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.

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

  • York County     (The home county of Ailston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Slate Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Slate Hill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
    • Castle Fin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Castle Fin is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
    • Delta
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bryansville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bryansville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
    • Susquehanna Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
    • Slab
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Slab is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
    • Kyleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kyleville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
    • Airville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruce is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Fawn Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Freedom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stewartstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Muddy Creek Forks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Glen Roy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Glen Roy is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
    • Tweedale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tweedale is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Mount Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Barnsley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Barnsley is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
    • Chrome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chrome is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • Oxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elkview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
    • Atglen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Daleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Daleville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Jennersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
    • Lenover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenover is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
    • Parkesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Benton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • McSparran
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • McSparran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
    • Furniss
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Mount Nebo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
    • Buck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Buck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
    • Kirks Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
    • Little Britain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Colemanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
    • Truce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Truce is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
    • Mechanic Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Oak Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Summerhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Newark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
    • York Towne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
  • Baltimore City (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Anthonyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
    • Lauraville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
  • Baltimore County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Gorsuch Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
    • Shane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
    • Trump
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
    • Stablersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
    • White Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Maryland Line
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
    • Baldwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Parkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Walker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Franklinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Carroll County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
    • Roller
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
    • Lineboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
    • Rockbrook Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
    • Hampstead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Bald Friar ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
    • Oakwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Rock Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Conowingo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowlandsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
    • Colora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Mason Dixon Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
    • Rising Sun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rock Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
    • Port Deposit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
    • Winchester Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Cambria
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Whiteford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pylesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dublin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Scarboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Street
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Poole
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
    • Chestnut Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Kalmia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
    • Conowingo Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
    • Darlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Federal Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ailston, with the one closest to Ailston listed first.
    • Betterton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coleman is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Montgomery County (MD)
    • High Point Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates

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

Cemeteries Near Ailston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ailston.

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 Ailston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Slate Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bryansville UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ascension Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Broad Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Southern Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Drumore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 in 1895, Ailston had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Delta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Castle Fin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Castle Fin is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
  • Slate Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Slate Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
  • Cambria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Whiteford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bryansville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
  • Slab
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Slab is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Cooper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Graceton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Graceton is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
  • Pylesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Macton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Macton is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Benton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Drumore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mill Green is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Green

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

Newspapers Published in Ailston ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ailston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ailston, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ailston.

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 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 Ailston:

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 Ailston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Ailston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.