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 Collinsville (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 Collinsville. 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 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.
Collinsville 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 Collinsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collinsville:
- York County (The home county of Collinsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Goram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Airville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- New Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Kyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Fenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Bittersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Felton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Slab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Abbottstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McSherrystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Glen Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atglen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Lenover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Elkview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Compass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Bachmanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Highville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Colemanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Letort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Conestoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Central Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Washington Borough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Slackwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Lawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Burd Coleman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Campbelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Quentin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Freeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Monkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mason Dixon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sylmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Port Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Street
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Scarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Chestnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Jarrettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Coopstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Poole
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collinsville, see our County-by-County Page for Collinsville.
Cemeteries Near Collinsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collinsville.
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 Collinsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collinsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Chanceford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Craley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Craley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #283170 <2>
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Olewiler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(8 miles [12.9 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 Collinsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collinsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collinsville, with the one closest to Collinsville listed first.
- Airville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Muddy Creek Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Lucky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Brogueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brogueville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogueville
- Fenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- New Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Pequea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keys is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Hopewell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Woodbine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collinsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collinsville.
Newspapers Published in Collinsville ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collinsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collinsville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collinsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Collinsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery 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 Collinsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |