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 Holtzswam (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 Holtzswam. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Holtzswam 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 Holtzswam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holtzswam:
- York County (The home county of Holtzswam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- La Bott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weigelstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Strickhousers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- East Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake Meade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- New Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Brush Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- York Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heidlersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Hunterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Lisburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Hunters Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Boiling Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Trindle Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Craighead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Lower Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Barnitz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Highspire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Steelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Edgemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Penbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Washington Borough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Florin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mount Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Lawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Gorsuch Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Walker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Shane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Lineboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Harney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taneytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Tyrone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Fairground Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Rocky Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- Shawsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holtzswam, see our County-by-County Page for Holtzswam.
Cemeteries Near Holtzswam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holtzswam.
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 Holtzswam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holtzswam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Paradise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Union Church Cemetery
- Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Berlin Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Markey Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Davidsburg.
- The St. Paul's Red Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Run Church Cemetery
- Hershey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Codorus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Mount Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Holtzswam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holtzswam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holtzswam, with the one closest to Holtzswam listed first.
- Farmers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farmers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- La Bott
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- East Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Menges Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Menges Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menges Mills
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bair
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bair is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bair
- Roler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Jacobs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Iron Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iron Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Graybill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graybill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
- Weigelstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weigelstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holtzswam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holtzswam.
Newspapers Published in Holtzswam ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holtzswam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holtzswam, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holtzswam.
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 Holtzswam:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holtzswam) 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 Holtzswam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |