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 Donegal Springs (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 Donegal Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Donegal Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Donegal Springs: Donegal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Donegal Spngs. or Donegal Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Donegal Springs is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Donegal Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donegal Springs:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Donegal Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Florin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Rheems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Mastersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- East Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Latimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Wintersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Robesonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- North Heidelberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Phoebe Berks Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wernersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Lower Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Camp Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- West Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Shiremanstown
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Enola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Westwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Mechanicsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Bachmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hershey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Rutherford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Steelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Paxtang
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Timber Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Campbelltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Burd Coleman Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Suedberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hallam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- East Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Starview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Mount Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- York Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Stonybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Craley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- East York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Emigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Maryland Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Freeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Trump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Eklo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donegal Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Donegal Springs.
Cemeteries Near Donegal Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donegal Springs.
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 Donegal Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donegal Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- East Donegal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eberly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Joy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44518 <2>
- Haldeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strickler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Donegal Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donegal Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donegal Springs, with the one closest to Donegal Springs listed first.
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Florin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Rheems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cordelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bainbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stoner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Strickler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donegal Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donegal Springs.
Newspapers Published in Donegal Springs ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donegal Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donegal Springs, 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 Donegal Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Donegal Springs:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Harford 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 Donegal Springs, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donegal Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |