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 Laurel Grove (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 Laurel Grove. 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 Laurel Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Laurel Grove: Laurel Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Laurel Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel Grove.
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 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.
Laurel Grove is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Frederick (MD), Washington (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Laurel Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurel Grove:
- Franklin County (The home county of Laurel Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Newbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Dry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Doylestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pleasant Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Orrstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Pinola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Freestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Cheesetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Trust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Arendtsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Bendersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Idaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Biglerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- McKnightstown Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mummasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Langdondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Breezewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Shippensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Big Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Huntsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barnitz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Caprivi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Fort Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Knobsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Waterfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- McConnellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Tannery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Pleasant Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Websters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Valley-Hi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Neelyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Orbisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Pogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Shirleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Three Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aughwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Peru Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Newton Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Kistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Atkinson Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Mattawana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Menno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Juniata Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- New Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Kistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Landisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Ickesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Falling Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurel Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Laurel Grove.
Cemeteries Near Laurel Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurel Grove.
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 Laurel Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurel Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Path Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones / Chapman / Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nossville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCaskey Graves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Possumtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Elf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Laurel Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurel Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel Grove, with the one closest to Laurel Grove listed first.
- Newbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Dry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Spring Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Doylesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doylesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesburg
- Willow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lurgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Neelyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Upper Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Nossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nossville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nossville
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Culbertson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Culbertson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Mowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Decorum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurel Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel Grove.
Newspapers Published in Laurel Grove ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laurel Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laurel Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Laurel Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Perry 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> | 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 Laurel Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Laurel Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |