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 Deodate (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 Deodate. 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 hospitals 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.
Deodate is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Deodate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deodate:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Deodate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Bachmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hummelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Union Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Rutherford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Highspire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Manadahill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Marene Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Lawnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- East Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Latimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Abbottstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- York Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Meckville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Robesonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Schubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Adamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Wernersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Strausstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- New Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Wormleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Allenview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Sporting Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Westwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Good Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mastersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Florin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Naumanstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fontana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Syner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quentin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cleona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Marysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(21 miles [33.8 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Mecks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Suedberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Orwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Joliett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Lorberry Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Echo Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- York Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Marsh Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Starview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Strinestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Erney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Lewisberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deodate, see our County-by-County Page for Deodate.
Cemeteries Near Deodate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deodate.
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 Deodate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deodate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Moyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hershey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hostetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Deodate had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deodate, with the one closest to Deodate listed first.
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Beverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bellaire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Bachmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Waltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Conewago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Campbelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milton Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Hummelstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Rheems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deodate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deodate.
Newspapers Published in Deodate ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deodate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deodate, 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 Deodate.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Deodate:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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 Deodate, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deodate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |