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 Drumore Center (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 Drumore Center. 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 Drumore Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Drumore Center: Drumore Ctr. (or less commonly used: Drumore Cen., Drumore Cent. or Drumore Cntr.)
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 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.
Drumore Center 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 Drumore Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drumore Center:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Drumore Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Buck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mechanic Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Truce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Furniss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- McSparran
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Herrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Alleghenyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Joanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- New Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Plowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Glen Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atglen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Lenover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Elkview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Parkesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon County
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Castle Fin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Muddy Creek Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Fawn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- North Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- York Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Hockessin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mendenhall Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Pike Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Pencader Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Maryland Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Jerusalem Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rowlandsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rising Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Liberty Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Winchester Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Pylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Street
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Kalmia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Drumore Center, see our County-by-County Page for Drumore Center.
Cemeteries Near Drumore Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drumore Center.
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 Drumore Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drumore Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Drumore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coopers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Conowingo (MD).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <2>
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Conestoga.
- The Conestoga UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conestoga Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264305 <2>
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Drumore Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drumore Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drumore Center, with the one closest to Drumore Center listed first.
- Chestnut Level
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Hensel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hensel is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel
- Buck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Fernglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernglen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernglen
- Furniss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Truce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Unicorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Mechanic Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Drumore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rawlinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drumore Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drumore Center.
Newspapers Published in Drumore Center ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drumore Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drumore Center, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drumore Center.
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 Drumore Center:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore 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' (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- Drumore Center) 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 Drumore Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |