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 Donerville (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 Donerville. 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 and doctors 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.
Donerville 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 Donerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donerville:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Donerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Mountville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rohrerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Central Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Windom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Ironville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Letort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Slackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Adamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Womelsdorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Phoebe Berks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robesonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wernersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aetna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wintersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Tallowyck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Angelica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mohnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Atglen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Compass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Lenover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Honey Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Sadsburyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Suplee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- New Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lemoyne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Bachmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Royalton
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hershey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Highspire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Shellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Lawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Campbelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- East Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Craley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Bridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bittersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Yorkana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hallam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Goram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Holtz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Springvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Airville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Trump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Shane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Freeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Eklo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (MD)
- Young Mans Fancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Sylmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Colora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Cambria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Street
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Federal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Scarboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Poole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Shawsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Chestnut Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Conowingo Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donerville, see our County-by-County Page for Donerville.
Cemeteries Near Donerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donerville.
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 Donerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
- The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
- The Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard has also been known as:
- John Mann Cemetery
- Rohrer Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328116 <2>
- Kauffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ironville UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironville.
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195100 <2>
- Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity 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 Donerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donerville, with the one closest to Donerville listed first.
- Mountville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Rohrerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Hempfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Farmdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Cordelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Salunga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salunga
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Letort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Landisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Shreiners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreiners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donerville.
Newspapers Published in Donerville ...
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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donerville, 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 Donerville.
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 Donerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil 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 Donerville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Donerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |