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 Fernglen (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 Fernglen. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Fernglen 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 Fernglen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fernglen:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Fernglen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
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- Furniss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- McSparran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Truce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mount Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
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- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
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- Mechanic Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Colemanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Little Britain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quarryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herrville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
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- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Atglen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Lenover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Parkesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Slab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Castle Fin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Southwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- York Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Vintage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Brookside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- English Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hockessin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Pike Creek
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village
(30 miles [48.3 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 Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Maryland Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Parkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(12 miles [19.3 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 southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- 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
- Calvert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Conowingo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Chestnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kalmia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(18 miles [29 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 Fernglen, see our County-by-County Page for Fernglen.
Cemeteries Near Fernglen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fernglen.
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 Fernglen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fernglen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Drumore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chanceford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fernglen had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fernglen, with the one closest to Fernglen listed first.
- Drumore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Chestnut Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Slab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Hensel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hensel is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel
- Castle Fin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Rawlinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rawlinsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinsville
- McSparran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Eldora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Buck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Ailston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ailston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailston
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Wakefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fernglen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fernglen.
Newspapers Published in Fernglen ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fernglen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fernglen, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fernglen.
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 Fernglen:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll 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- Fernglen) 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 Fernglen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |