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 Lashley (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 Lashley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lashley is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Lashley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lashley:
- Fulton County (The home county of Lashley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Sipes Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Crystal Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Websters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Akersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- McConnellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Purcell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Everett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Beans Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Breezewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charlesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Ott Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Mount Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Claylick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Mercersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Welsh Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fort Loudon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cowans Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Metal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Saint Thomas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Robertsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Maddensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Fairhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Johnsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Little Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Flintstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Keifers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Rush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Corriganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maugansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Hedgesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gerrardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Swan Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Okonoko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Donaldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Good
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Higginsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Slanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Ridgeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carpendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orleans Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Sleepy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Doe Gully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lashley, see our County-by-County Page for Lashley.
Cemeteries Near Lashley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lashley.
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 Lashley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lashley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Hendershot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McKees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <3>
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Great Cacapon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mahnes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Michael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lashley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lashley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lashley, with the one closest to Lashley listed first.
- Buck Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Warfordsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Dott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Sir Johns Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Plum Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Covalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Great Cacapon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Berkeley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lashley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lashley.
Newspapers Published in Lashley ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lashley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lashley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lashley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lashley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lashley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lashley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |