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 Grieder (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 Grieder. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Grieder 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 Grieder. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grieder:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Grieder)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
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- Caprivi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schlusser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Craighead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Middlesex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Idaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Latimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Aspers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bendersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- York Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Biglerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arendtsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Heidlersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Lake Meade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Dauphin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lucknow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Fort Hunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Edgemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Penbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Paxtang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Progress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Steelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Bloomburg Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Mowersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Pleasant Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Newbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Caledonia Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Dry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aughwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Orbisonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- East Rutherford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- McCullochs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Old Port
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Doyles Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Reeds Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Locust Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thompsontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Landisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Falling Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Centre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Elliottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Kistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mecks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- New Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Ickesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Siddonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Dillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Mount Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Nauvoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Wellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Lewisberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Roler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grieder, see our County-by-County Page for Grieder.
Cemeteries Near Grieder ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grieder.
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 Grieder - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grieder covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Letort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
- The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kutz Cemetery
- Kutz's Cemetery
- Letort UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <2>
- Landisburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Green Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Restland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Grieder in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grieder.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grieder, with the one closest to Grieder listed first.
- Kerrsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Greason
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Longsdorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Barnitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonny Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Stoughstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Hays Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grieder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grieder.
Newspapers Published in Grieder ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grieder.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grieder, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grieder.
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 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 Grieder:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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 Grieder, 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- Grieder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |