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 Boeckel Landing (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 Boeckel Landing. 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 Boeckel Landing ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Boeckel Landing: Boeckel Lndg. (or less commonly used: Boeckel Lndng.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Boeckel Landing 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 Boeckel Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boeckel Landing:
- York County (The home county of Boeckel Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Slab
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Castle Fin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Airville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- New Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Glen Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chrome
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Atglen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Lenover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Jennersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- McSparran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Colemanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Truce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mechanic Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Little Britain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Conestoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- York Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Maryland Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- White Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mason Dixon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Poole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Conowingo Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Kalmia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Federal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boeckel Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Boeckel Landing.
Cemeteries Near Boeckel Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boeckel Landing.
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 Boeckel Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boeckel Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Drumore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Boeckel Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boeckel Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boeckel Landing, with the one closest to Boeckel Landing listed first.
- Slab
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Castle Fin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Drumore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fernglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fernglen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernglen
- Ailston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ailston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailston
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Sunnyburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyburn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Furniss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Woodbine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chestnut Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Airville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boeckel Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boeckel Landing.
Newspapers Published in Boeckel Landing ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boeckel Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boeckel Landing, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boeckel Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Boeckel Landing:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery 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 Boeckel Landing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boeckel Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |