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 Harrisonville (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 Harrisonville. 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.
Harrisonville is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Harrisonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisonville:
- Fulton County (The home county of Harrisonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Laidig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Knobsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- McConnellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley-Hi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Akersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Wells Tannery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Breezewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Everett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marble City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Mount Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Clover Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- East Sharpsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Claysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Shellytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Roaring Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shippensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Cowans Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Fort Loudon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Freestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Markes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Keefers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Williamson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Claylick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Maddensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Robertsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Joller ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Three Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Kimmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Coles ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Pogue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Juniata County
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Kistler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- Little Orleans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clear Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Pool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huyett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Maugansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Pearre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hagerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisonville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisonville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisonville.
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 Harrisonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Wink Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Booth Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterfall.
- Maddensville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Cree Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wible Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harrisonville had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisonville, with the one closest to Harrisonville listed first.
- Saluvia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Hustontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McConnellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Gracey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Sipes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Fort Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Akersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Enid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enid is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Richmond Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Wells Tannery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisonville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisonville ...
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 Harrisonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisonville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisonville.
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 helpful 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 Harrisonville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Harrisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrisonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |