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 Edenville (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 Edenville. 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 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.
Edenville is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Edenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edenville:
- Franklin County (The home county of Edenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Cheesetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Cowans Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Fort Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Trust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Orrtanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Virginia Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Arendtsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McKnightstown Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mummasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Breezewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Langdondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Marble City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Everett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Robinsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Shippensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Bears Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Knobsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- McConnellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Websters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Waterfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Neelyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Maddensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Shade Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Selea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Pogue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Three Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orbisonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Blairs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Perry County
- New Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Sabillasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmitsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Maugansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Clear Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huyett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Wilson - Conococheague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edenville, see our County-by-County Page for Edenville.
Cemeteries Near Edenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edenville.
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 Edenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cree Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located in Greencastle.
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261256 <2>
- Fleming Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Guilford Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Edenville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edenville, with the one closest to Edenville listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Keefers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Richmond Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Fort Loudon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Fannettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Lemasters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Housum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- Guilford Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Springs
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edenville.
Newspapers Published in Edenville ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edenville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edenville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Edenville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Morgan 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 Edenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |