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 Iva (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 Iva. 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.
Iva 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 Iva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iva:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Iva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leaman Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Soudersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Ronks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinzers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talmage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talmage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Intercourse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buyerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Bird-in-Hand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- New Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Morgan is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Alleghenyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Joanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- Plowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Angelica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Beckersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Geigertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Mohnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Scarlets Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Atglen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lenover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Compass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Sadsburyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stottsville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottsville
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Burd Coleman Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Newmanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quentin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Lawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- Bramcote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Goram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Slab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Airville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Kyleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Slate Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- East Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- New Bridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Southwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Vintage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- York Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Hockessin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Yorklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mendenhall Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Pike Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Cokesbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mount Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Baltimore County (MD)
- Gorsuch Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sylmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rising Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conowingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Colora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Blake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Blue Ball Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Liberty Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Pylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poole
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Street
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Lapidum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Iva, see our County-by-County Page for Iva.
Cemeteries Near Iva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iva.
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 Iva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gordonville Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gordonville.
- The Gordonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amish Cemetery
- Kauffman's Cemetery
- Weaver Family Cemetery
- Zook's Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259098 <2>
- Beiler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wateland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pequea Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Riverview Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Iva had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Iva, with the one closest to Iva listed first.
- Bellemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Soudersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Vintage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Leaman Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leaman Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaman Place
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gordonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ronks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinzers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lime Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lime Valley is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Valley
- Refton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Refton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refton
- Collins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iva.
Newspapers Published in Iva ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iva, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iva.
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 websites either 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 Iva:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Lebanon County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iva) 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 Iva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |