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 Larue (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 Larue. 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 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.
Larue is located in York County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Larue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larue:
- York County (The home county of Larue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Hanover Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Seven Valleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strickhousers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Glen Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glatfelters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Loganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Hametown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Potosi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Potosi is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Brodbecks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacobus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Abbottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Brush Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Littlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Lisburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Hunters Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lower Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Highspire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Steelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hummelstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Paxtang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Central Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Letort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Colemanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Ironville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Windom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lebanon County
- Lawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Maryland Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Gorsuch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Parkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Reeds Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Frizzellburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Westminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Berrywood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Sandyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Cecil County (MD)
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Sams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Emmitsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Shawsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Pylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coopstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Upper Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Chestnut Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larue, see our County-by-County Page for Larue.
Cemeteries Near Larue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larue.
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 Larue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seitz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of New Freedom.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Steltz Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #489292 <2>
- Bowser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Codorus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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, Larue had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Larue, with the one closest to Larue listed first.
- Hanover Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Neiman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neiman is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiman
- Seven Valleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strickhousers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Seitzland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Loganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glatfelters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glatfelters is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Brodbecks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Hametown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hametown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Potosi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Potosi is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Railroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larue.
Newspapers Published in Larue ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larue, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larue.
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 Larue:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Larue) 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 Larue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |