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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 Homewood (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 Homewood. 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.

Homewood 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 Homewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homewood:

  • York County     (The home county of Homewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Dillsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Uniontown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Uniontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Siddonsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Siddonsburg is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
    • Mount Top
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Top is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
    • Andersontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Andersontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Wellsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rossville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Alpine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Alpine is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Franklintown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Franklintown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Lewisberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nauvoo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Nauvoo is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Harmony Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony Grove is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Latimore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Latimore is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
    • Lake Meade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lake Meade is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
    • York Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gargol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gargol is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
    • Idaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Idaville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Gardners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hampton is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Heidlersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
    • Aspers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Aspers is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
      • Aspers has also been known as:
      • Bendersville Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <1>
    • Bendersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Guernsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Guernsey is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Boiling Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Trindle Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
    • Allenview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
    • Mechanicsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lisburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
    • Craighead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
    • Mount Holly Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Kingstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Carlisle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnitz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Steelton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Edgemont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highspire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Paxtang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Penbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Lawnton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
    • Progress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Bloomburg Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
    • Fort Hunter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Lucknow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Caledonia Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
    • Mount Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Union is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
    • Mowersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mowersville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Pinola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pinola is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
    • Fayetteville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Orrstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
    • Aberdeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Elizabethtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Maytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rheems
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rheems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
    • Marietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Florin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Florin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
    • Milton Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
    • Mount Joy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ironville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ironville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Campbelltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colebrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
    • Syner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Syner is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Marysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Perdix
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
    • Falling Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Falling Spring is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Duncannon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mecks Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
    • Rose Glen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
    • Alinda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Alinda is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
    • Landisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Elliottsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
    • New Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Carroll County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homewood, with the one closest to Homewood listed first.
    • Harney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
    • Lineboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

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

Cemeteries Near Homewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homewood.

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 Homewood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dillsburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bakers Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Springville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lantz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longsdorf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Side Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
    • The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Red Mount Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Homewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homewood.

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

  • Brandtsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
  • Dillsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Williams Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
  • Clear Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clear Spring is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Leidighs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leidighs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leidighs
  • Mount Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Top is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
  • Siddonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Siddonsburg is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
  • Latimore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Latimore is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
  • Nantilly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
  • Bowmansdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
  • Boiling Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bermudian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bermudian is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermudian
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Wellsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Andersontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Andersontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Trindle Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Homewood ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homewood, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homewood.

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 Homewood:

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>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 Homewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Homewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.