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 McConnellsburg (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 McConnellsburg. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County and is the County Seat.
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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near McConnellsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McConnellsburg:
- Fulton County (The home county of McConnellsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Knobsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Harrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Websters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Laidig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Sipes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Fort Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Covalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Burnt Cabins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Breezewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Robinsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Everett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riddlesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Marble City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Purcell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Mount Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Blair County
- Clover Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Shippensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Fort Loudon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cowans Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Metal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Mercersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Claylick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Maddensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Robertsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Shade Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Three Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neelyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Cooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Pogue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Broad Top City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Juniata County
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Allegany County (MD)
- Little Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Pool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maugansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Long Meadow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Hagerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bedington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McConnellsburg, see our County-by-County Page for McConnellsburg.
Cemeteries Near McConnellsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McConnellsburg.
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 McConnellsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McConnellsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Littleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McConnellsburg had a population of 594 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, McConnellsburg had a population of 999 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McConnellsburg, with the one closest to McConnellsburg listed first.
- Websters Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Fort Loudon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Knobsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Harrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Big Cove Tannery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Mercersburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Markes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Saluvia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Sipes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hustontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lemasters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McConnellsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around McConnellsburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McConnellsburg ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around McConnellsburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McConnellsburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McConnellsburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding McConnellsburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of McConnellsburg.
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 websites either 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 McConnellsburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McConnellsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McConnellsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |