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 Buchanan Summit (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 Buchanan Summit. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Buchanan Summit is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Buchanan Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buchanan Summit:
- Franklin County (The home county of Buchanan Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Fort Loudon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Cowans Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Mercersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Freestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Claylick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Cashtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- Trust
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Breezewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Graceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Everett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Riddlesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Marble City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Mount Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Purcell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Yellow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Shippensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- McConnellsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knobsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laidig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Burnt Cabins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Clear Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Covalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Akersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Maddensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Neelyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Joller ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Pogue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Robertsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Cooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Broad Top City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Juniata County
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Allegany County (MD)
- Little Orleans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County (MD)
- Sabillasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clear Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maugansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Long Meadow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Hagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buchanan Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Buchanan Summit.
Cemeteries Near Buchanan Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buchanan Summit.
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 Buchanan Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buchanan Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wink Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secrest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cushwa Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located in Greencastle.
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261256 <2>
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 Buchanan Summit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buchanan Summit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buchanan Summit, with the one closest to Buchanan Summit listed first.
- Fort Loudon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McConnellsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Dickey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Websters Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Mercersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lemasters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knobsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Big Cove Tannery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Saint Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buchanan Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buchanan Summit.
Newspapers Published in Buchanan Summit ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buchanan Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buchanan Summit, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buchanan Summit.
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 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 Buchanan Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Morgan 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Buchanan Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Buchanan Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |