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 Guldens (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 Guldens. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Guldens is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Guldens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guldens:
- Adams County (The home county of Guldens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Brush Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Hunterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Newchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Bonneauville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Lake Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Table Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Hunters Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Huntsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Lees Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Allenview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lisburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Highspire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Blue Ridge Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Mount Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Beartown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Nunnery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- La Bott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Davidsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Mount Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Roler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- West Manheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Eklo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fowblesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Boring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Harney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Keysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frizzellburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Bark Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Bruceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Lineboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Sabillasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Thurmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Woodsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Smithsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Greenvale Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Leitersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Pondsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Chewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guldens, see our County-by-County Page for Guldens.
Cemeteries Near Guldens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guldens.
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 Guldens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guldens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McClelland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Guldens had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guldens, with the one closest to Guldens listed first.
- Brush Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Hunterstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Bonneauville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Newchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Irishtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- New Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Two Taverns
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Berlin Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- Table Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guldens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guldens.
Newspapers Published in Guldens ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guldens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guldens, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guldens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Guldens:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Guldens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Guldens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |