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 Dolf (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 Dolf. 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 and 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.
Dolf 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 Dolf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dolf:
- York County (The home county of Dolf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Draco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in York County
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- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fenmore is located in York County
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- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Rinely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- New Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Wiley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Orwig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in York County
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- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Abbottstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McSherrystown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- East Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Littlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Brush Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
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- Whitehall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
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- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
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- Tweedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
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- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Royalton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Colemanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Washington Borough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Conestoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
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- Rockhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Central Manor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Buck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
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- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon County
- Lawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baltimore City (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Homeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City (MD)
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- Anthonyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lauraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Maryland Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Trump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Monkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Sandyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Finksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rock Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rising Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Federal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coopstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Putnam Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Chestnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Dolf, see our County-by-County Page for Dolf.
Cemeteries Near Dolf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dolf.
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 Dolf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dolf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heaps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dolf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dolf.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dolf, with the one closest to Dolf listed first.
- Draco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Hopewell Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Zeigler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- New Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Rinely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Orwig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Reimold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reimold is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reimold
- Gatchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gatchellville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatchellville
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
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- Brogueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brogueville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogueville
- Tolna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Sheffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheffer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dolf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dolf.
Newspapers Published in Dolf ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dolf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dolf, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dolf.
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 Dolf:
- 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 City
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dolf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dolf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |