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 Greenwood Hills (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 Greenwood Hills. 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.
Greenwood Hills 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 Greenwood Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenwood Hills:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Greenwood Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Highspire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hummelstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Marene Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Springford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Penbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Lake Meade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Latimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- East Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- 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)
- Heidlersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Newchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- New Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aspers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 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 Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Meckville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Lemoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wormleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Lisburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Enola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Allenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Sporting Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Westwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Rheems
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Milton Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Florin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Maytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Campbelltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Syner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Fontana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Annville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Cleona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Burd Coleman Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Bailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Falling Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Blain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Suedberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Orwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Marsh Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Goldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Valley Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Quaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Lewisberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Erney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Strinestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- York Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenwood Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Greenwood Hills.
Cemeteries Near Greenwood Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood Hills.
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 Greenwood Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenwood Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Middletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fetrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Greenwood Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenwood Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenwood Hills, with the one closest to Greenwood Hills listed first.
- Highspire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marsh Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Oberlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yocumtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yocumtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocumtown
- Goldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Waltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Hummelstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Penbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Newberrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newberrytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberrytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenwood Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwood Hills.
Newspapers Published in Greenwood Hills ...
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 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood Hills, 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 Greenwood Hills.
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 Greenwood Hills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill 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 Greenwood Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |