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 Fredericksburg (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 Fredericksburg. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Fredericksburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredericksburg:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Fredericksburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Greble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Lickdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Heilmandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- West Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Westmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Avon Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Meckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Aetna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Rehrersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Schubert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- New Schaefferstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Strausstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Bernville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robesonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Locustdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Lemoyne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Camp Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lykens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manadahill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Union Deposit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Carsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Ritzie Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Cocalico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Elstonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Brickerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Mastersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Blainsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Manheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brunnerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Leck Kill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Gowen City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Locust Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Bear Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Natalie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Mandata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Perdix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Irving
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Suedberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Echo Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Lorberry Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Joliett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Orwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dundore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- McKees Half Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Marsh Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Redland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- York Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Wolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- East Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredericksburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fredericksburg.
Cemeteries Near Fredericksburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredericksburg.
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 Fredericksburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredericksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <2>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Fort Indiantown Gap.
- The Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45182 <2>
- Fairland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Fredericksburg had a population of 612 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Hamlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hamlin is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Greble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Crosskill Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskill Mills
- Meckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Lickdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Heilmandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Ono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Coheva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coheva is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
- West Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Suedberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredericksburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredericksburg.
Newspapers Published in Fredericksburg ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericksburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fredericksburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fredericksburg.
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 Fredericksburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne 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 Fredericksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fredericksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |