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 Barlow Knoll (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 Barlow Knoll. 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 Barlow Knoll ...
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 Barlow Knoll: Barlow Knl. (or less commonly used: Barlow Knol.)
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 southwest 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 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.
Barlow Knoll is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Barlow Knoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barlow Knoll:
- Adams County (The home county of Barlow Knoll)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Gettysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goldenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Lake Heritage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Table Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Hunterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Mummasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- McKnightstown Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Arendtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Hunters Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Mount Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Lees Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Big Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Blue Ridge Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Beartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Pen Mar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bandanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- La Bott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Valley Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- West Manheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Davidsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Mount Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Roler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Harmony Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Eklo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fowblesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Freeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Harney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Fairground Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bark Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frizzellburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Union Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sabillasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Thurmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- New Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Jimtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Catoctin Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Woodsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Daysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Libertytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Smithsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Leitersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Greenvale Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Chewsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Robinwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barlow Knoll, see our County-by-County Page for Barlow Knoll.
Cemeteries Near Barlow Knoll ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barlow Knoll.
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 Barlow Knoll - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barlow Knoll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McClelland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Greenmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Barlow Knoll in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barlow Knoll.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barlow Knoll, with the one closest to Barlow Knoll listed first.
- Gettysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Round Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sedgwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Goldenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Guldens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Hunterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Table Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Mummasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Two Taverns
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McKnightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Barlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barlow Knoll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barlow Knoll.
Newspapers Published in Barlow Knoll ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barlow Knoll.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barlow Knoll, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barlow Knoll.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Barlow Knoll:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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> | 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 Barlow Knoll, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barlow Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |