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 Eastmont (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 Eastmont. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Eastmont is located in York County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Eastmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastmont:
- York County (The home county of Eastmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zions View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Weigelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Davidsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Harmony Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Emigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Roler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- East Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Abbottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Latimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Heidlersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Brush Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Edgegrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Lisburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Lower Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Wormleysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Sporting Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Trindle Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Highspire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Steelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Edgemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Hummelstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Joy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Ironville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Lawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Syner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quentin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Marysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Rose Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Falling Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Eklo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Gorsuch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Trump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Parkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Stablersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Lineboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Harford County (MD)
- Shawsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastmont, see our County-by-County Page for Eastmont.
Cemeteries Near Eastmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastmont.
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 Eastmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Suburban Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neimans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #328782 <2>
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warrington Friends Meeting House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eastmont had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastmont, with the one closest to Eastmont listed first.
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weigelstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- Zions View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Mount Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Royal is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Royal
- Davidsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Franklintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Roler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Emigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strinestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Erney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- West York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastmont.
Newspapers Published in Eastmont ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastmont, 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 Eastmont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eastmont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastmont) 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 Eastmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |