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 Cly (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 Cly. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Cly 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 Cly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cly:
- York County (The home county of Cly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- York Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goldsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Strinestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Valley Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Redland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Wolf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Starview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Zions View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Erney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Lewisberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- East Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- York Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- New Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Gargol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Idaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Meckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Lisburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- New Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Shiremanstown
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Sporting Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hummelstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Steelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Paxtang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Springford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Union Deposit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Bachmanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Falmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Milton Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Mount Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Syner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Quentin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Marysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Falling Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Maryland Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Eklo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Lineboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cly, see our County-by-County Page for Cly.
Cemeteries Near Cly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cly.
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 Cly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Falmouth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paddletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fetrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Cly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cly, with the one closest to Cly listed first.
- York Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Strinestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Goldsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Newberrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newberrytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberrytown
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Wolf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conewago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- Yocumtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yocumtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocumtown
- Erney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Zions View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Starview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cly.
Newspapers Published in Cly ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cly, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cly.
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 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 Cly:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cly) 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> | 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 Cly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |