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 Hildebrand (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 Hildebrand. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Hildebrand is located in York 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 York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Hildebrand. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hildebrand:
- York County (The home county of Hildebrand)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Glen Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Railroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Tolna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Hametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Blackrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Orwig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Hanover Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- East Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littlestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Brush Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bonneauville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Cumberland County
- Lisburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Dauphin County
- Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Creswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Washington Borough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Central Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Colemanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Rockhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Baltimore City (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Gwynn Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Charles Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Anthonyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Trump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Hampstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Berrywood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Sandyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Sams Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Ladiesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Emmitsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Shawsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Hess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Pylesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Street
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coopstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Upper Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Marriottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Hildebrand, see our County-by-County Page for Hildebrand.
Cemeteries Near Hildebrand ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hildebrand.
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 Hildebrand - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hildebrand covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west of New Freedom.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Steltz Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #489292 <3>
- Bowser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zimmermans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lazarus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Alesia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Hildebrand in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hildebrand.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hildebrand, with the one closest to Hildebrand listed first.
- Stiltz
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stiltz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltz
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Railroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Glen Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Roller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Hoffmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoffmanville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmanville
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Eklo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keeney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Hokes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hokes is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hildebrand. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hildebrand.
Newspapers Published in Hildebrand ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hildebrand.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hildebrand, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hildebrand.
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 Hildebrand:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hildebrand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hildebrand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |