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 Glenwood (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 Glenwood. 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 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.
Glenwood is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Glenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenwood:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Glenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Edgemont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bloomburg Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colonial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Old Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Paxtang
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Marene Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Lucknow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Lawnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Latimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Abbottstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Aspers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- 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
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Meckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Wormleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Lemoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Westwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Shiremanstown
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lisburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- 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)
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Milton Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mastersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Maytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mount Joy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Campbelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Syner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Cleona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Green Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Bailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Suedberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Tower City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Beuchler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Keffers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Rough and Ready
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Valley View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hegins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Lorberry Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Aline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Port Trevorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Shadle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Dundore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Marsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Redland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Nauvoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Valley Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Lewisberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- 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
- Andersontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Siddonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Erney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenwood, see our County-by-County Page for Glenwood.
Cemeteries Near Glenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwood.
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 Glenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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>
- Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Glenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paxtang
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- West Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Lucknow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- New Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Linglestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwood.
Newspapers Published in Glenwood ...
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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwood, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glenwood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland 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 Glenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |