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 Annville (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 Annville. 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 northwest 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 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.
Annville is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Annville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Annville:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Annville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Cleona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Heilmandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Fontana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Cornwall Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Syner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campbelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Meckville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Womelsdorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Schubert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- North Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Robesonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Strausstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wernersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Lemoyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- West Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Enola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Lisburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Good Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Allenview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Union Deposit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Manadahill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Hummelstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Springford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Linglestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marene Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mastersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Elstonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Milton Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naumanstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Sporting Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Brickerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Leck Kill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Gowen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Mandata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Bear Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Locust Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Rose Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Suedberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Ravine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Lorberry Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Tower City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Joliett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Goldsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Marsh Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- York Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Mount Wolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Strinestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Wrightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- East Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Annville, see our County-by-County Page for Annville.
Cemeteries Near Annville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annville.
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 Annville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Annville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Siegrist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Annville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Annville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
- South Bellegrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
- The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Hostetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bachman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <2>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hershey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Cornwall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Fort Indiantown Gap.
- The Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45182 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Annville had a population of 1,283 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Annville, with the one closest to Annville listed first.
- Cleona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Fontana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Coheva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coheva is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
- Heilmandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Bellegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Syner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Ono
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Campbelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Annville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Annville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Annville ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Annville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Annville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Annville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of Annville.
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 Annville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Annville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Annville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |