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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 Lightners Tract (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 Lightners Tract. 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 hospitals and 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.

Lightners Tract is located in York County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Lightners Tract. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lightners Tract:

  • York County     (The home county of Lightners Tract)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • North York
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
      • North York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
    • Emigsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Park Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in York County
    • York
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
    • East York
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
      • East York is located in York County
    • West York
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
      • West York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <2>
    • Grantley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in York County
    • Valley View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in York County
    • Shiloh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in York County
    • Stonybrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
      • Stonybrook is located in York County
    • Starview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
      • Starview is located in York County
    • Avondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in York County
    • Weigelstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weigelstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
      • Weigelstown is located in York County
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • East Berlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berlin
      • East Berlin is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berlin <2>
    • Abbottstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottstown
      • Abbottstown is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbottstown <2>
    • Lake Meade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
      • Lake Meade is located in Adams County
    • Hampton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Adams County
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Adams County
    • New Oxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oxford
      • New Oxford is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Oxford <2>
    • Edgegrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgegrove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
      • Edgegrove is located in Adams County
    • McSherrystown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
      • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <2>
    • Newchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
      • Newchester is located in Adams County
    • Brush Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
      • Brush Run is located in Adams County
    • Latimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
      • Latimore is located in Adams County
    • York Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Springs
      • York Springs is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Springs <2>
    • Heidlersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
      • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Lisburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
      • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
    • Allenview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
    • Lower Allen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • New Cumberland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
      • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <2>
    • Camp Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemoyne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <2>
    • Shiremanstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Wormleysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
      • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <2>
    • Mechanicsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sporting Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sporting Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Trindle Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
      • Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • West Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
      • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
    • Roxbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Royalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Middletown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Highspire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highspire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
      • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <2>
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
    • Steelton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hummelstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
      • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <2>
    • Lawnton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
    • Paxtang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Rutherford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
    • Bachmanville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
    • Penbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Bloomburg Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
      • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Colonial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
      • Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billmeyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
    • Falmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
    • Maytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <2>
    • Marietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Elizabethtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • Florin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
      • Florin is located in Lancaster County
    • Rheems
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
      • Rheems is located in Lancaster County
    • Washington Borough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Borough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
      • Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
    • Aberdeen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
    • Mount Joy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
      • Ironville is located in Lancaster County
    • Central Manor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
      • Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Lawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbelltown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Colebrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
    • Mount Gretna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna
      • Mount Gretna is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gretna <2>
    • Timber Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
      • Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
    • Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
    • Mount Gretna Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
      • Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Fontana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fontana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Lebanon County
    • Burd Coleman Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burd Coleman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
      • Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
    • Quentin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Annville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
      • Annville is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <2>
    • Cornwall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
    • Miners Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
      • Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
    • Perdix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
    • Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Perry County
  • Baltimore County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Freeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
    • Maryland Line
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
      • Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Gorsuch Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gorsuch Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
      • Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Eklo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eklo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
      • Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Trump
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
      • Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Walker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Shane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
      • Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Parkton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Shamburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
      • Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Stablersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stablersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
      • Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Baltimore County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <2>
    • Monkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Carroll County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Lineboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
      • Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
      • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Roller
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
      • Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Manchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Reeds Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
      • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Rockbrook Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
      • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Hampstead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
      • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <2>
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.
    • Shawsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
      • Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Cambria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
      • Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Pylesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylesville
      • Pylesville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pylesville <2>
    • Whiteford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jarrettsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrettsville
      • Jarrettsville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrettsville <2>
    • Street
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lightners Tract, see our County-by-County Page for Lightners Tract.

Cemeteries Near Lightners Tract ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lightners Tract.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lightners Tract covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.

  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Saviour Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Saviour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Saviour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Rose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Neimans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stump Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strickler - Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickler - Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickler - Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suburban Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suburban Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suburban Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Susquehanna Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Lightners Tract in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lightners Tract.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lightners Tract, with the one closest to Lightners Tract listed first.

  • York
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
  • Emigsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West York
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
    • West York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <2>
  • Grantley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
    • Grantley is located in York County
  • Stonybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
    • Stonybrook is located in York County
  • Starview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
    • Starview is located in York County
  • Weigelstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weigelstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
    • Weigelstown is located in York County
  • Graybill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graybill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
    • Graybill is located in York County
  • Brillhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillhart
    • Brillhart is located in York County
  • Spry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Spry is located in York County
  • Ore Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ore Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Valley
    • Ore Valley is located in York County
  • Zions View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zions View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
    • Zions View is located in York County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Wolf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
      • Mount Wolf is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <2>
    • Manchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eastmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmont
      • Eastmont is located in York County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lightners Tract. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lightners Tract.

Newspapers Published in Lightners Tract ...

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 Lightners Tract.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lightners Tract, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lightners Tract.

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 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 Lightners Tract:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lightners Tract. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lightners Tract, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lightners Tract) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lightners Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9879, Longitude: -76.7377       In this case, the coordinates for Lightners Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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