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 Hunsecker (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 Hunsecker. 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 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.
Hunsecker 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 Hunsecker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunsecker:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Hunsecker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Zooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
- Leacock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Brownstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Smoketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Witmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- Kenwick Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Bareville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rothsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Kissell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Bird-in-Hand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fruitville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Adamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Alleghenyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Tallowyck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Wernersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Robesonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Womelsdorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Angelica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Mohnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Beckersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Compass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Honey Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atglen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suplee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Lenover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Dampman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Sadsburyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parkesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Pomeroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Bachmanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Hummelstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Grantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Highspire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manadahill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Skyline View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Miners Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Stricklerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Colebrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Newmanstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- East Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Craley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- New Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Kyleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Yorkana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hallam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Slab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Holtz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Mason Dixon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Sylmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Conowingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Calvert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Liberty Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Blake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Cambria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Street
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunsecker, see our County-by-County Page for Hunsecker.
Cemeteries Near Hunsecker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunsecker.
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 Hunsecker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunsecker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
- The Riverview Burial Park has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1542536 <2>
- Siegrist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hunsecker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunsecker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunsecker, with the one closest to Hunsecker listed first.
- Leacock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Landis Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Witmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Witmer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witmer
- Neffsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fertility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fertility is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertility
- Bird-in-Hand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bareville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Kissell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Rothsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oregon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ronks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunsecker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunsecker.
Newspapers Published in Hunsecker ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunsecker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunsecker, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunsecker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hunsecker:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- York County
- Cecil 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> | 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 Hunsecker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunsecker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |