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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 Goodyear (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 Goodyear. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Goodyear 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 Goodyear. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodyear:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Goodyear)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Hunters Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Mount Holly Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Barnitz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
    • Huntsdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
    • Montsera
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montsera is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
    • Craighead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
    • Boiling Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bears Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
    • Big Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Lees Cross Roads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Gardners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Idaville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Idaville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Gargol
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gargol is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
    • Latimore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Latimore is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
    • Aspers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Aspers is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
      • Aspers has also been known as:
      • Bendersville Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <1>
    • Bendersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • York Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Guernsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Guernsey is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Heidlersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
    • Biglerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Plainview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Plainview is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Arendtsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Steelton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Highspire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Paxtang
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Penbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Fort Hunter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Lawnton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
    • Lucknow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
    • Progress
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Dauphin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Caledonia Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
    • Mount Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Union is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Fayetteville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mowersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mowersville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
    • Pinola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pinola is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
    • West Fayetteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
    • Green Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Orrstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mont Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
    • Guilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Guilford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • East Rutherford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
    • Perulack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Perulack is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Alinda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Alinda is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
    • Falling Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Falling Spring is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Landisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mecks Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
    • Centre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Centre is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
    • Elliottsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
    • Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Perdix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
    • Bixler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bixler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
    • Cisna Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cisna Run is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
    • Blain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Duncannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Uniontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Dillsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Top
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Top is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
    • Wellsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Siddonsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Siddonsburg is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
    • Harmony Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Harmony Grove is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
    • Roler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Roler is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
    • Rossville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rossville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Davidsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Davidsburg is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
    • Andersontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Andersontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Alpine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Alpine is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Franklintown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Franklintown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Carroll County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Harney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
    • Taneytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairground Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
    • Crabster ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
    • Keysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Lineboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
    • Bruceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Keymar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Tyrone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Frederick County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Emmitsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sabillasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.
    • Highfield - Cascade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
    • Pen Mar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
      • Pen Mar has also been known as:
      • Pen Mar Park

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodyear, see our County-by-County Page for Goodyear.

Cemeteries Near Goodyear ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodyear.

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 Goodyear - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodyear covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.

  • Goodyear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Biglerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Springville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
    • The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Dillsburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...

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 Goodyear in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodyear.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodyear, with the one closest to Goodyear listed first.

  • Uriah
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Uriah is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
  • Hunters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Gardners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Idaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Idaville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
  • Bendersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Aspers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Aspers is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
    • Aspers has also been known as:
    • Bendersville Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <1>
  • Latimore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Latimore is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
  • Upper Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Upper Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mill
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
  • Barnitz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
  • Bendersville Station - Aspers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • York Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Floradale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Floradale is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
    • Guernsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Guernsey is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodyear. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodyear.

Newspapers Published in Goodyear ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodyear.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodyear, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodyear.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Goodyear:

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 Goodyear, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodyear) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.