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 Blosserville (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 Blosserville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Blosserville is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Blosserville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blosserville:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Blosserville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Bears Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
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- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caprivi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
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- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
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- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
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- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schlusser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
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- Huntsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
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- Montsera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
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- Barnitz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
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- Middlesex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
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- Craighead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
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- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Idaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
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- Bendersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
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- Latimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
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- Aspers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- York Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
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- Trust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
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- Arendtsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Biglerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Table Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
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- Heidlersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Fort Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
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- Dauphin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lucknow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
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- Stone Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
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- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paxtang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Steelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Mowersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
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- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
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- Orrstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Doylestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Pleasant Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
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- Newbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
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- Green Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Dry Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Caledonia Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
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- Shade Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aughwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Orbisonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Mount Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pogue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- East Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
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- Perulack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- McCullochs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Doyles Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Reeds Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Old Port
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
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- Peru Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Mexico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
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- Mifflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
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- Juniata Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
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- Mattawana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
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- McVeytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Paintersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Atkinson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Highland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Alfarata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
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- Burnham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Landisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
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- Alinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Cisna Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
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- Kistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
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- Falling Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- New Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ickesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
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- Eshcol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
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- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Siddonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Dillsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Mount Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Nauvoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Wellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in York County
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- Rossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lewisberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Franklintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blosserville, see our County-by-County Page for Blosserville.
Cemeteries Near Blosserville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blosserville.
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 Blosserville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blosserville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Landisburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Restland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Blosserville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blosserville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blosserville, with the one closest to Blosserville listed first.
- Kerrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Greason
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Heberlig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Landisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Dickinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Cisna Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Bixler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blosserville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blosserville.
Newspapers Published in Blosserville ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blosserville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blosserville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blosserville.
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 Blosserville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Blosserville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blosserville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |