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 Gap (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 Gap. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Gap 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 Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gap:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Buyerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinzers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Intercourse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Leaman Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Soudersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Beartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- East Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Morgantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- New Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Plowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Adamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Alleghenyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Beckersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Geigertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Scarlets Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Angelica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Flying Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Freemanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Atglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Compass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Lenover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sadsburyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Knoll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Coatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Buck Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Glen Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chester Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Garnet Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Johnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Newmanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Burd Coleman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Quentin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Bramcote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Pottsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Royersford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Mingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Slab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Goram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Castle Fin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Kyleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Slate Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Airville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- East Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- New Bridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Craley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Hockessin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Yorklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mendenhall Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Mount Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Pike Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Sylmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Blake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Calvert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Rock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Fair Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Andora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Lapidum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Pylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Gap.
Cemeteries Near Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gap.
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 Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wateland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ukrainian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beiler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallowfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gap had a population of 729 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gap, with the one closest to Gap listed first.
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buyerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Kinzers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Atglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhorse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackhorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Vintage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Cains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cains is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains
- Bellemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellemont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Ninepoints
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Parkesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Hermitage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hermitage
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Intercourse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leaman Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gap.
Newspapers Published in Gap ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gap, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gap.
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 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 Gap:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |