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 Doubling Gap (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 Doubling Gap. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Doubling Gap is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Doubling Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doubling Gap:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Doubling Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
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- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schlusser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
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- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Idaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Bendersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
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- Latimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Aspers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trust
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- York Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arendtsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Biglerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guernsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
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- Cashtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Dauphin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lucknow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
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- Stone Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paxtang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Mowersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Newbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Orrstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Pinola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Pleasant Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Green Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Keefers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Aughwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Shade Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Pogue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Birdville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- East Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- McCullochs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Reeds Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Peru Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Old Port
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Locust Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Mattawana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Highland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Atkinson Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Kistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Burnham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Paintersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Landisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- New Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elliottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Falling Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Ickesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Siddonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Dillsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Mount Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Nauvoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doubling Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Doubling Gap.
Cemeteries Near Doubling Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doubling Gap.
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 Doubling Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doubling Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Restland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Landisburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Eby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Hanna Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Doubling Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doubling Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doubling Gap, with the one closest to Doubling Gap listed first.
- Andersonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonburg
- Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Heberlig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heberlig is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heberlig
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Landisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Kerrsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- New Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Mount Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Greason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doubling Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doubling Gap.
Newspapers Published in Doubling Gap ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doubling Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doubling Gap, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doubling Gap.
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 helpful 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 Doubling Gap:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Snyder 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 Doubling Gap, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doubling Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |