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 Lake Heritage (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 Lake Heritage. 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.
Name Variations for Lake Heritage ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Heritage: Lk. Heritage
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lake Heritage is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Heritage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Heritage:
- Adams County (The home county of Lake Heritage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Bonneauville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Brush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Seven Stars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- New Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mummasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Hunters Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Barnitz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Huntsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Mount Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Shippensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Allenview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Pen Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Mont Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Valley Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- La Bott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Blackrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Brodbecks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Davidsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Eklo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Fowblesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Freeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Boring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Woodensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Glen Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Keysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bark Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frizzellburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Union Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Sabillasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Thurmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Woodsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Oak Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Sams Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Greenvale Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Chewsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Robinwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Heritage, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Heritage.
Cemeteries Near Lake Heritage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Heritage.
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 Lake Heritage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Heritage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McClelland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Lake Heritage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Heritage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Heritage, with the one closest to Lake Heritage listed first.
- Round Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Two Taverns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Bonneauville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Guldens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guldens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guldens
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Brush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Hunterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Littlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Goldenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Heritage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Heritage.
Newspapers Published in Lake Heritage ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Heritage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Heritage, 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 Lake Heritage.
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 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 Lake Heritage:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Lake Heritage, 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- Lake Heritage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |