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 Hickory Ridge (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 Hickory Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Hickory Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Ridge: Hickory Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hickory Rdge. or Hickory Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Hickory Ridge 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 Hickory Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Hickory Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Elizabethtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rheems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Milton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Naumanstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- East Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Abbottstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- York Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Gargol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Heidlersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- New Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Edgegrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Gardners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Meckville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Robesonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- New Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lemoyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Allenview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Shiremanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Westwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Good Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Bachmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Lawnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Paxtang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Springford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Steelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fontana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Syner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Annville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Quentin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Marysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Rose Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Suedberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Orwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- York Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Strinestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Valley Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Quaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Redland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Zions View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Marsh Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Emigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Freeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Ridge.
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 Hickory Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Goods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falmouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Donegal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Moyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Hickory Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Conewago
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conewago is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewago
- Elizabethtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- York Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rheems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Deodate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deodate is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deodate
- Bellaire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waltonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Ridge ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Ridge, 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 Hickory Ridge.
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 Hickory Ridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York County
- Baltimore 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- Hickory Ridge) 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 Hickory Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |