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 Florys Mill (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 Florys Mill. 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 Florys Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Florys Mill: Florys Ml. (or less commonly used: Florys Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Florys Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Florys Mill may originally have been Flory's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Florys Mill might be written as Flory Mill.
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 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.
Florys Mill 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 Florys Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Florys Mill:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Florys Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Fruitville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kenwick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Rohrerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Kissell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Lancaster Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Lititz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Adamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Alleghenyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Robesonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Wernersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aetna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mohnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Angelica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- North Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Compass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Atglen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lenover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Suplee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Birdell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Dampman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sadsburyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Lemoyne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Bachmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hummelstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Highspire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Shellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Lawnton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Manadahill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Mount Gretna Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Burd Coleman Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Miners Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Colebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Lawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Cornwall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quentin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Schaefferstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Avon Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- East Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Craley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Bridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Goram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bittersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Yorkana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hallam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Holtz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Stonybrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Trump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rowlandsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rising Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Street
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Florys Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Florys Mill.
Cemeteries Near Florys Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florys Mill.
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 Florys Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Florys Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bassler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bassler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Lititz.
- The Bassler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bassler Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369144 <3>
- Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
- The Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1542536 <3>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Florys Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Florys Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Florys Mill, with the one closest to Florys Mill listed first.
- Shreiners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shreiners is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreiners
- East Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rohrerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Neffsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Bamford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bamford is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landis Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Kissell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lancaster Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Salunga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salunga is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salunga
- Hempfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Florys Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florys Mill.
Newspapers Published in Florys Mill ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florys Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florys Mill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florys Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Florys Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Florys Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Florys Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |