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 Brogue (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 Brogue. 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 northeast 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 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.
Brogue 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 Brogue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brogue:
- York County (The home county of Brogue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- New Bridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Goram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Craley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Bittersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Abbottstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake Meade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- New Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Glen Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Atglen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chrome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Lenover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Compass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Parkesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- Lisburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Bachmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hummelstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Colemanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Washington Borough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Letort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Rockhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Central Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Conestoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slackwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Burd Coleman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Campbelltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Quentin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Trump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Freeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Eklo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Parkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mason Dixon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sylmar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Port Deposit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Street
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shawsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Jarrettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Scarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Chestnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coopstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(20 miles [32.2 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 Brogue, see our County-by-County Page for Brogue.
Cemeteries Near Brogue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brogue.
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 Brogue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brogue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Craley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Craley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Craley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #283170 <2>
- Olewiler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Brogue in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brogue.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brogue, with the one closest to Brogue listed first.
- Lucky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Rockey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockey
- New Bridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keys is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Brogueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brogueville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogueville
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Goram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Craley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Hopewell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brogue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brogue.
Newspapers Published in Brogue ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brogue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brogue, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brogue.
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 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 Brogue:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon 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 Brogue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Brogue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |