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 Hyson Hill (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 Hyson Hill. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Hyson Hill 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 Hyson Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hyson Hill:
- York County (The home county of Hyson Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Rinely
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Orwig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Tolna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Muddy Creek Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Abbottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Littlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Brush Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Whitehall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Glen Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Highspire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Washington Borough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Colemanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Central Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Letort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Rockhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conestoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slackwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Lawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Baltimore City (MD)
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Maryland Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Eklo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Parkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Berrywood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(26 miles [41.8 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 Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Mason Dixon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Shawsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Street
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coopstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Putnam Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Chestnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 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 Hyson Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Hyson Hill.
Cemeteries Near Hyson Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hyson Hill.
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 Hyson Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hyson Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Hyson Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hyson Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hyson Hill, with the one closest to Hyson Hill listed first.
- Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Rinely
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Orwig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Reimold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reimold is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reimold
- Zeigler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Hopewell Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Brogueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brogueville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogueville
- Tolna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Sheffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffer
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Keeney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keeney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hyson Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hyson Hill.
Newspapers Published in Hyson Hill ...
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 Hyson Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hyson Hill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hyson Hill.
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 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 Hyson Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hyson Hill) 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 Hyson Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |