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 Carlton Heights (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 Carlton Heights. 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 Carlton Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Carlton Heights: Carlton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Carlton Heights 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 Carlton Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlton Heights:
- Franklin County (The home county of Carlton Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheesetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Cashtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guilford Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Springs
- Chambersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Kauffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Fort Loudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Trust
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Orrtanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- McKnightstown Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carroll Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arendtsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Breezewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Shippensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Bears Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Montsera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Knobsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- McConnellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Harrisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Clear Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Laidig
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Covalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Neelyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Maddensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Shade Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Selea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Pogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Three Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orbisonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
- Saltillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Blairs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Joller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Sabillasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmitsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thurmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Catoctin Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Jimtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights 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
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Maugansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Leitersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Huyett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- 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
- Pen Mar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Holton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlton Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Carlton Heights.
Cemeteries Near Carlton Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlton Heights.
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 Carlton Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlton Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- New Guilford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Antietam Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Church Cemetery
- The Antietam Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prices Church Cemetery
- Trinity Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1753915 <2>
- Cree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(14 miles [22.5 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 Carlton Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carlton Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlton Heights, with the one closest to Carlton Heights listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Housum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Guilford Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Springs
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Chambersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Kauffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Markes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Lemasters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Fort Loudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlton Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlton Heights.
Newspapers Published in Carlton Heights ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlton Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carlton Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carlton Heights.
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 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 Carlton Heights:
- 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
- Perry 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> | 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 Carlton Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Carlton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |