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 Bears Crossroads (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 Bears Crossroads. 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 Bears Crossroads ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Bears Crossroads: Bears Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Bears Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bears Crossroads may originally have been Bear's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bears Crossroads might be written as Bear Crossroads.
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 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.
Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Bears Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bears Crossroads:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Bears Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Plainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Newville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <2>
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Caprivi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Huntsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Montsera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Barnitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Craighead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Schlusser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mount Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
- Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <2>
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <2>
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Idaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Bendersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendersville
- Bendersville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bendersville <2>
- Gardners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardners
- Gardners is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardners <2>
- Gargol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Latimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Aspers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
- Aspers is located in Adams County
- Aspers has also been known as:
- Bendersville Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <2>
- York Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
- York Springs is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <2>
- Arendtsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendtsville
- Arendtsville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arendtsville <2>
- Biglerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville
- Biglerville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biglerville <2>
- Trust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Table Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Heidlersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Cashtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Bloomfield
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <2>
- Hillside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Dauphin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin
- Dauphin is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dauphin <2>
- Fort Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Edgemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <2>
- Penbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Steelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
- Steelton is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelton <2>
- Paxtang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Stone Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Bloomburg Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Colonial Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <2>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Mowersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Orrstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
- Orrstown is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <2>
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Green Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Doylestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Newbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Caledonia Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Mount Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
- West Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Chambersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <2>
- Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Neelyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Shade Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
- Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <2>
- Shirleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleysburg
- Shirleysburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirleysburg <2>
- Aughwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Orbisonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
- Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <2>
- Rockhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- East Rutherford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Perulack
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Doyles Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyles Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Peru Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Reeds Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Old Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Port Royal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <2>
- Locust Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
- Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <2>
- Thompsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <2>
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Juniata Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Mattawana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- McVeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
- McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <2>
- Newton Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Kistler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Lewistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <2>
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Alinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Landisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landisburg
- Landisburg is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landisburg <2>
- Cisna Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Bixler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Elliottsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Kistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - New Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germantown
- New Germantown is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germantown <2>
- Mecks Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Eshcol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Ickesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Blain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
- Blain is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
- Rose Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Duncannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
- Duncannon is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Dillsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Dillsburg is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <2>
- Siddonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Mount Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Andersontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Wellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Nauvoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Lewisberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisberry
- Lewisberry is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisberry <2>
- Roler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Franklintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Harmony Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bears Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Bears Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Bears Crossroads ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bears Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bears Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bears Crossroads.
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 Bears Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allegheny County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dauphin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fulton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntingdon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juniata County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mifflin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- York County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Cumberland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Cumberland County
Cemeteries Near Bears Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bears Crossroads.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bears Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Graham Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Graham Memorial Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newville Cemetery
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClures Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClures Gap Cemetery
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982327 <6>
- Westminister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminister Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Spring Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland County Home Cemetery
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- Landisburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landisburg Cemetery
- Letort Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
- The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kutz Cemetery
- Kutz's Cemetery
- Letort UMC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letort Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <6>
- Hanna Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
- Landisburg Cemetery
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.<7>
While we didn't find Bears Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bears Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bears Crossroads, with the one closest to Bears Crossroads listed first.
- Kerrsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Greason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Plainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Newville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <2>
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Dickinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Stoughstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Longsdorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Huntsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Montsera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
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- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hays Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
- Oakville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bears Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bears Crossroads.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bears Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bears Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1984, Longitude: -77.3399 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bears Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |