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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 Heidlersburg (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 Heidlersburg. 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 and doctors 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.

Heidlersburg is located in Adams County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Heidlersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heidlersburg:

  • Adams County     (The home county of Heidlersburg)
  • Cumberland County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Steelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highspire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
      • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Edgemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawnton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
    • Middletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paxtang
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxtang
      • From Heidlersburg to Paxtang
    • Penbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Royalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Progress
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • Bloomburg Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
      • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Caledonia Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
      • Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
    • Mount Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
      • Mount Union is located in Franklin County
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Franklin County
    • Fayetteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Monterey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Franklin County
    • West Fayetteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
      • West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
    • Beartown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Ridge Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mont Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pen Mar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pinola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
      • Pinola is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pinola
      • From Heidlersburg to Pinola
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falmouth
      • From Heidlersburg to Falmouth
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billmeyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Billmeyer
      • From Heidlersburg to Billmeyer
  • Perry County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Uniontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in York County
    • Mount Top
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
      • Roler is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roler
      • From Heidlersburg to Roler
    • Wellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
    • Davidsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • La Bott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
    • Dillsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
      • Dillsburg is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <2>
    • Hanover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in York County
    • Parkville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in York County
  • Baltimore County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Eklo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eklo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
      • Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eklo
      • From Heidlersburg to Eklo
    • Freeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakland
      • From Heidlersburg to Oakland
    • Maryland Line
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Harney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
      • Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harney
      • From Heidlersburg to Harney
    • Fairground Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairground Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
      • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Taneytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Keysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tyrone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lineboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
      • Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Bruceville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Frizzellburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Keymar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keymar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keymar
      • Keymar is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keymar <2>
    • Uniontown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
      • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Frederick County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heidlersburg, with the one closest to Heidlersburg listed first.
    • Emmitsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
      • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <2>
    • Sabillasville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabillasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabillasville
      • Sabillasville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabillasville <2>
    • Rocky Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ladiesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
      • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Thurmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
      • New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jimtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jimtown
      • From Heidlersburg to Jimtown
    • Creagerstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Catoctin Furnace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
      • Woodsboro is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <2>
  • Washington County (MD)

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

Cemeteries Near Heidlersburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heidlersburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Heidlersburg had a population of 203 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Heidlersburg ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heidlersburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heidlersburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heidlersburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Heidlersburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heidlersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Heidlersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Heidlersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heidlersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9493, Longitude: -77.1462    









 

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