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 Amberson Valley Estates (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 Amberson Valley Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Amberson Valley Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Amberson Valley Estates: Amberson Vly. Ests. (or less commonly used: Amberson Vally. Ests. or Amberson Vlly. Ests.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Amberson Valley Estates is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Amberson Valley Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amberson Valley Estates:
- Franklin County (The home county of Amberson Valley Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
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- Doylestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
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- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
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- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
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- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
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- Dry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
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- Orrstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
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- Pinola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
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- Green Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
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- Keefers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
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- Cheesetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
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- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Trust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
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- Bendersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arendtsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Gardners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
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- Biglerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
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- Guernsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
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- McKnightstown Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
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- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
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- Lees Cross Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Bears Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Huntsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
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- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montsera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
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- Caprivi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
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- Barnitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
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- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
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- Clear Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Waterfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laidig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
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- McConnellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
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- Wells Tannery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
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- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
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- Neelyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
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- Shade Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orbisonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Aughwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
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- Pogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
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- Mount Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
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- Three Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
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- Perulack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Peru Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
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- Doyles Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
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- Old Port
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
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- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
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- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Newton Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Kistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Atkinson Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
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- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
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- Menno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
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- Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- New Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
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- Centre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
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- Bixler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
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- Kistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
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- Landisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
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- Elliottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
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- Ickesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
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- Falling Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
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- Blain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amberson Valley Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Amberson Valley Estates.
Cemeteries Near Amberson Valley Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amberson Valley Estates.
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 Amberson Valley Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amberson Valley Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- McCaskey Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- United Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones / Chapman / Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Path Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nossville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richvale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Shade Valley Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Amberson Valley Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amberson Valley Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amberson Valley Estates, with the one closest to Amberson Valley Estates listed first.
- Doylesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Doylesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesburg
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lurgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Heberlig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- New Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
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- Culbertson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culbertson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
- Nossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nossville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nossville
- Spring Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amberson Valley Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amberson Valley Estates.
Newspapers Published in Amberson Valley Estates ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amberson Valley Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amberson Valley Estates, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amberson Valley Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Amberson Valley Estates:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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 Amberson Valley Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amberson Valley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |