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 Delroy (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 Delroy. 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 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.
Delroy 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 Delroy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delroy:
- York County (The home county of Delroy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Yorkana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hallam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Holtz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bittersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Craley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Stonybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- East Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- East York
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- East Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- McSherrystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Edgegrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- York Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Latimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Lisburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lemoyne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- West Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bachmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hershey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Steelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Washington Borough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Highville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Letort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Ironville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Mountville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Florin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Lawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Burd Coleman Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Campbelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Quentin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Miners Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Eklo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Stablersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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 Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Rockbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(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
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Street
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Scarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Coopstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Chestnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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 Delroy, see our County-by-County Page for Delroy.
Cemeteries Near Delroy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delroy.
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 Delroy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delroy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Canadochly Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dietz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <2>
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysville Cemetery
- The Freysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel UCC Cemetery
- Freysville Evangelical Cemetery
- Freysville Reform and Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208585 <2>
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Olewiler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strickler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heiland View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Springville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wrightsville.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wrightsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206172 <2>
- Strickler - Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Delroy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delroy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delroy, with the one closest to Delroy listed first.
- Yorkana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Holtz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Strickler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Stoner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bittersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Craley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Stonybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- East Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Valley
- Relay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Relay is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delroy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delroy.
Newspapers Published in Delroy ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delroy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delroy, 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 Delroy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Delroy:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland 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 Delroy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |