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 Kirkwood (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 Kirkwood. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirkwood:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Kirkwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Ninepoints
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Mechanic Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Kirks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Christiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Kenneys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneys is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
- New Morgan
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Adamstown
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Alleghenyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Plowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Beckersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beckersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
- Geigertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Angelica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Angelica is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Scarlets Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Flying Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Glen Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atglen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Chrome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Elkview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Parkesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- Zebleys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Slate Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Southwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- York Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Hockessin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Vintage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Mendenhall Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Yorklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Brookside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Mason Dixon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Sylmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Calvert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Colora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Whiteford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Scarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pylesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(26 miles [41.8 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 Kirkwood, see our County-by-County Page for Kirkwood.
Cemeteries Near Kirkwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirkwood.
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 Kirkwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirkwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wateland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drumore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Elk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
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 Kirkwood had a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Bartville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bartville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartville
- Spruce Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Collins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Unicorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unicorn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn
- Tweedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Ninepoints
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Mechanic Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hensel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hensel is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Glen Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirkwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirkwood.
Newspapers Published in Kirkwood ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood.
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 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 Kirkwood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Delaware 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirkwood) 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 Kirkwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |