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 Maytown (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 Maytown. 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.
Maytown is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Maytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maytown:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Maytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Florin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Milton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- East Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Latimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Wintersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Adamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Robesonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Lisburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Shiremanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Bachmanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hershey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lawnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Springford Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Steelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Campbelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fontana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Burd Coleman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Miners Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Wrightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Starview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Yorkana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- East Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Stonybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Mount Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- York Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Craley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Emigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Eklo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Shane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Stablersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Street
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maytown, see our County-by-County Page for Maytown.
Cemeteries Near Maytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maytown.
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 Maytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Marietta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Donegal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dietz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <2>
- Strickler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wrightsville.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wrightsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206172 <2>
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eberly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Joy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44518 <2>
- Goods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Maytown had a population of 702 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maytown, with the one closest to Maytown listed first.
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
- Florin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Rheems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Stoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Strickler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Wrightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Starview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cordelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Yorkana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maytown.
Newspapers Published in Maytown ...
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 Maytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maytown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maytown.
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 Maytown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Harford 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 Maytown, 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- Maytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |