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 Cito (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 Cito. 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 doctors 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.
Cito is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Cito. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cito:
- Fulton County (The home county of Cito)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Websters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- McConnellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Covalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Knobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Laidig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Dott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Akersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Breezewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 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)
- Robinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Everett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Purcell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Saxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Mount Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- 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
- Riddlesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Shippensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Cove Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cowans Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Claylick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Welsh Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Metal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Maddensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Neelyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Joller ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Robertsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Shade Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Kimmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Pogue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Saltillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Little Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Frederick County (MD)
- Sabillasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clear Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Maugansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Stotlers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hansrote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cito, see our County-by-County Page for Cito.
Cemeteries Near Cito ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cito.
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 Cito - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cito covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Secrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cushwa Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<5>
While we didn't find Cito in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cito.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cito, with the one closest to Cito listed first.
- Websters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Big Cove Tannery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- McConnellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mercersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercersburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Dickey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Lemasters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Covalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dickeys Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Sylvan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cito. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cito.
Newspapers Published in Cito ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cito.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cito, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cito.
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 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 Cito:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon 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> | 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- Cito) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cito, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |