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.
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 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 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.
Maple Grove is located in York 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 York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
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:
- York 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.
- La Bott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Davidsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Strickhousers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Bandanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Abbottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McSherrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Brush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Lake Meade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Bonneauville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Hunterstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Hunters Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lisburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Roxbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Trindle Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Barnitz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Montsera
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Highspire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Steelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Paxtang
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hillside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Lawnton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Edgemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Blue Ridge Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Mount Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Creswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Florin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Highville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Eklo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Maryland Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Parkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Stablersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Lineboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Harney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Frizzellburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Hampstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Fairground Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Sams Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Rocky Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- New Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sabillasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Shawsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Washington County (MD)
- Highfield - Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
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.
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bucher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Union Church Cemetery
- York Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Road Cemetery
- The York Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bairs Meeting House Cemetery
- East Berlin Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mumma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hershey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hanover.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #819773 <2>
- Dubs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
- Abbottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jacobs Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
- Iron Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- East Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Menges Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Menges Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menges Mills
- Farmers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Berlin Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- Porters Sideling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Sideling is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Sideling
- La Bott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- New Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irishtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- McSherrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
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 22 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 12 miles [19.3 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 first turn to 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 York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |