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 Botts (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 Botts. 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.
Botts 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 Botts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Botts:
- York County (The home county of Botts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Thomasville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- West York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Weigelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Grantley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- La Bott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Davidsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Glatfelters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- East Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake Meade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Edgegrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Brush Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- York Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Lisburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lower Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Boiling Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mechanicsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Trindle Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Highspire
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Steelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Hillside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Hummelstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Bachmanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Washington Borough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Florin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Ironville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perdix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Eklo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Gorsuch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Parkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Lineboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Fairground Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Frizzellburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Taneytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County (MD)
- Emmitsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Shawsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Jarrettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Street
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Botts, see our County-by-County Page for Botts.
Cemeteries Near Botts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Botts.
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 Botts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Botts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Wolf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Codorus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hershey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #328782 <2>
- Neimans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suburban Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Botts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Botts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Botts, with the one closest to Botts listed first.
- Thomasville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graybill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graybill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
- Bair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bair is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Brillhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brillhart is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillhart
- West York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weigelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Spring Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Farmers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- La Bott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grantley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glatfelters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Botts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Botts.
Newspapers Published in Botts ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Botts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Botts, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Botts.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Botts:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Botts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Botts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |