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 Longsdorf (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 Longsdorf. 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 doctors and 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.
Longsdorf is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Longsdorf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longsdorf:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Longsdorf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Huntsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
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- Montsera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Barnitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Bears Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Craighead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Shippensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Bendersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Latimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Arendtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Biglerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- York Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Table Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Paxtang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Highspire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Bloomburg Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Mowersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pinola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Caledonia Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Green Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Pleasant Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chambersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Fulton County
- Burnt Cabins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Perulack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- East Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- McCullochs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Peru Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Doyles Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Reeds Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Old Port
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Landisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Centre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Falling Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- New Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Kistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Mecks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
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- Blain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eshcol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Ickesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Wellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Harmony Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Davidsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Nauvoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Carroll County (MD)
- Harney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longsdorf, see our County-by-County Page for Longsdorf.
Cemeteries Near Longsdorf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longsdorf.
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 Longsdorf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longsdorf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Goodyear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westminister Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Ashland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Longsdorf had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longsdorf, with the one closest to Longsdorf listed first.
- Dickinson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Hays Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Huntsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Walnut Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Montsera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Stoughstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Mount Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Pine Grove Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Barnitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Greason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longsdorf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longsdorf.
Newspapers Published in Longsdorf ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longsdorf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longsdorf, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longsdorf.
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 Longsdorf:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Longsdorf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longsdorf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |