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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 Cedar Point (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 Cedar Point. 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 Cedar Point ...
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 Cedar Point: Cedar Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Point.
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 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.
Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Point:
- York County (The home county of Cedar Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Nauvoo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Lewisberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Redland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Marsh Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Siddonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Erney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Latimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Idaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Newchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Aspers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Lisburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Wormleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Enola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Highspire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Penbrook
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Lawnton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Edgemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Progress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bloomburg Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Maytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Florin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Campbelltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Syner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Timber Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Annville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quentin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cleona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Marysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Falling Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Bailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Landisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Point, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Point.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Point.
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 Cedar Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roof Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lantz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921632 <2>
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fetrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Paddletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Cedar Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Lisburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Andersontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Lewisberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eberlys Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Rossmoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Siddonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Yocumtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yocumtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocumtown
- Marsh Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- New Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Bowmansdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Fortney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fortney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Point.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Point ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Point, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cedar Point:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry 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 Cedar Point, 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- Cedar Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |