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 Floradale (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 Floradale. 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 Floradale ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Flora Dale.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Floradale. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Floradale.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Floradale is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Floradale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floradale:
- Adams County (The home county of Floradale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Bendersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aspers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Biglerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guernsey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Gardners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Arendtsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Goldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Heidlersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Gargol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Mummasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Hunters Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mount Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Craighead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Shippensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bears Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Steelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highspire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Edgemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Mont Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Beartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Altenwald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Blue Ridge Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Lancaster County
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Alinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- New Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Mount Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Wellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Davidsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Harmony Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- La Bott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Rossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Siddonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Parkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Harney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Fairground Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Keysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bark Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Frizzellburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lineboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thurmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Ladiesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Catoctin Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Creagerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- New Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Woodsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Smithsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Chewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Pondsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floradale, see our County-by-County Page for Floradale.
Cemeteries Near Floradale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floradale.
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 Floradale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floradale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Biglerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blacks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McClelland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Floradale had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floradale, with the one closest to Floradale listed first.
- Biglerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guernsey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Bendersville Station - Aspers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bendersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aspers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arendtsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Table Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Gardners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brysonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brysonia is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brysonia
- Goldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Idaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mummasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Heidlersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Pine Grove Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floradale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floradale.
Newspapers Published in Floradale ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floradale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floradale, 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 Floradale.
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 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 Floradale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Floradale, 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- Floradale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |