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 Klinesville (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 Klinesville. 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 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.
Klinesville 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 Klinesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Klinesville:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Klinesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ironville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Mountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Florin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Central Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Landisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Windom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- East Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Adamstown
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Mount Aetna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robesonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wernersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Meckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Alleghenyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Phoebe Berks Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Atglen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Compass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Lenover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- New Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lemoyne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Camp Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Shiremanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Bachmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hershey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highspire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Springford Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Steelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Burd Coleman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Campbelltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Miners Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Annville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Wrightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Hallam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Craley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Yorkana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Bittersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Holtz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Stonybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- New Bridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Starview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- East York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Mount Wolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Eklo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Stablersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Scarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Jarrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Klinesville, see our County-by-County Page for Klinesville.
Cemeteries Near Klinesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klinesville.
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 Klinesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Klinesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wrightsville.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wrightsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206172 <2>
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ironville UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironville.
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195100 <2>
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Strickler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dietz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <2>
- Eberly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Joy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44518 <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.<3>
While we didn't find Klinesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Klinesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Klinesville, with the one closest to Klinesville listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cordelia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Chickies
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
- Wrightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Strickler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- East Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Hempfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hempfield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempfield
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Florin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Stoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Mountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Klinesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Klinesville.
Newspapers Published in Klinesville ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Klinesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Klinesville, 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 Klinesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Klinesville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll 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 Klinesville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Klinesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |