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 Fort Couch (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 Fort Couch. 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 Fort Couch ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Couch: Ft. Couch
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.
Fort Couch is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Couch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Couch:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Fort Couch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Lemoyne
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wormleysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camp Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Westwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Allenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Latimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Gardners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Abbottstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aspers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bendersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Progress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Lawnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Lucknow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Bloomburg Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Colonial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Locust Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Rheems
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Milton Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Maytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Florin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Campbelltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Syner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Annville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fontana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Mount Gretna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Cleona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perdix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Rose Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Suedberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Klingerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Aline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Andersontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Nauvoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Lewisberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Siddonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Quaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Valley Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Erney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Couch, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Couch.
Cemeteries Near Fort Couch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Couch.
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 Fort Couch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Couch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roof Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921632 <2>
- Enola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola Cemetery
- The Enola Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206443 <2>
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Howard Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William Howard Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
- The William Howard Day Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44666 <2>
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang Cemetery
- The Paxtang Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxtang Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45738 <2>
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Fort Couch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Couch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Couch, with the one closest to Fort Couch listed first.
- Camp Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- New Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Rossmoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oberlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Progress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Couch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Couch.
Newspapers Published in Fort Couch ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Couch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Couch, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Couch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fort Couch:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York 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 Fort Couch, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Couch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |