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 Maple 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 Maple 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 Maple 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maple Grove: Maple Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Maple 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 Maple Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Grove:
- Franklin County (The home county of Maple Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Keefers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Pleasant Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Cheesetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Freestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orrstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Newbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Saint Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Trust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orrtanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arendtsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKnightstown Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Mummasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bendersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Biglerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Coaldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Breezewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Langdondale
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Marble City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Shippensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Big Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Bears Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnitz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Hunters Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Burnt Cabins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Knobsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Fort Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- McConnellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Laidig
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Waterfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wells Tannery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Sipes Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Neelyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Orbisonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Blairs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Rockhill
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Three Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Shirleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kimmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perulack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- East Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Peru Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Kistler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Newton Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Atkinson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- New Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Frederick County (MD)
- Sabillasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Long Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Maugansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Pen Mar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Highfield - Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hagerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Huyett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Morgan County (WV)
- Sleepy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Grove.
Cemeteries Near Maple Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple 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 Maple Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Path Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Fair Ridge Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Maple Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Keefers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Upper Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Strasburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Strasburg
- Pleasant Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Edenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Fannettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Willow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Orrstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lurgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lurgan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurgan
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Decorum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Metal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Spring Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Grove.
Newspapers Published in Maple 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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Grove, 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 Maple 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 professional and volunteer 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 Maple 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
- Frederick County
- Washington 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> | 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 Maple Grove, 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' (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- Maple Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |