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 Hensel (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 Hensel. 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.
Hensel is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Hensel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hensel:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Hensel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Mechanic Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
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- Furniss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- McSparran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Truce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Kirks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- New Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- New Morgan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Alleghenyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Joanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Glen Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
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- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chrome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Atglen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Elkview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Lenover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Jennersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Parkesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Castle Fin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Slab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- North Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- York Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Hockessin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Windy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- English Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mendenhall Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Pike Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Maryland Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Franklinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Monkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
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- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rowlandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Liberty Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Calvert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Winchester Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Pylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Street
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Lapidum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hensel, see our County-by-County Page for Hensel.
Cemeteries Near Hensel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hensel.
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 Hensel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hensel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Drumore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Conowingo (MD).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <2>
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hensel had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hensel, with the one closest to Hensel listed first.
- Chestnut Level
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Furniss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Eldora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Unicorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Mechanic Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Fernglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fernglen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernglen
- Drumore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McSparran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Wakefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Truce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hensel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hensel.
Newspapers Published in Hensel ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hensel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hensel, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hensel.
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 Hensel:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery 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> | 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- Hensel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Hensel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |