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 Bair (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 Bair. 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 and 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.
Bair 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 Bair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bair:
- York County (The home county of Bair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Thomasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- La Bott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- West York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Glatfelters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Seven Valleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Weigelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Grantley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Hanover Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Abbottstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McSherrystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lake Meade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Edgegrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- New Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- York Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Lisburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lower Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Hunters Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Camp Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Highspire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Steelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lawnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Hillside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Hummelstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Rutherford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Bachmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Creswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Florin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Lawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Perry County
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Freeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Maryland Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Gorsuch Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Trump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Parkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Lineboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Frizzellburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Harney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frederick County (MD)
- Emmitsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Shawsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Street
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Coopstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bair, see our County-by-County Page for Bair.
Cemeteries Near Bair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bair.
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 Bair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Codorus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hershey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neimans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #328782 <3>
- Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Union Church Cemetery
- Porters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Bair had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bair, with the one closest to Bair listed first.
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Graybill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graybill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
- Thomasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brillhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brillhart is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillhart
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- La Bott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Menges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Menges Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menges Mills
- Strickhousers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Seven Valleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glatfelters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- West York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Hanover Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Grantley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bair.
Newspapers Published in Bair ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bair, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bair.
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 Bair:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |