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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 McGillstown (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 McGillstown. 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 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.

McGillstown is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.

Below are the counties that are near McGillstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGillstown:

  • Lebanon County     (The home county of McGillstown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Bunker Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Heilmandale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
    • Jonestown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lickdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
    • Fort Indiantown Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
    • Annville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cleona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Syner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Syner is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
    • Sand Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Inwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Cornwall Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Meckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
    • Mount Aetna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wintersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehrersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • Womelsdorf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Schubert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • New Schaefferstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • Strausstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Heidelberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
    • Robesonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bernville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Brownsville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Locustdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Lemoyne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Cumberland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Allen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • Wormleysburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Enola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • West Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
    • Westwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Camp Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
    • Shiremanstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Sporting Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Good Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Allenview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Grantville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Hershey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bachmanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Union Deposit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
    • Manadahill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
    • Skyline View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
    • Hummelstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritzie Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
    • Carsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Springford Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
    • Linglestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mastersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
    • Elstonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
    • Aberdeen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Milton Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
    • Elm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Poplar Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Elizabethtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Naumanstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
    • Brickerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sporting Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Hopeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Leck Kill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
    • Gowen City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Malta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Mandata
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
    • Bear Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Locust Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Alaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Edgewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Marshallton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Shamokin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <1>
    • Herndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
    • Dooleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Trevorton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Perdix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
    • New Buffalo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Duncannon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Liverpool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bailey is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Rose Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
    • Pfoutz Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Suedberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
    • Irving
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Beuchler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Marstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Orwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
    • Tower City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorberry Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Ravine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Joliett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
    • Keffers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
    • East Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • McKees Half Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
    • Chapman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chapman is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Port Trevorton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dundore is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
    • Hoffer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.
    • Marsh Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Goldsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • New Market
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • New Market is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Redland Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Redland Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
    • Valley Green
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Green is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • York Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
    • Lewisberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Wolf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nauvoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Nauvoo is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Strinestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Strinestown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGillstown, see our County-by-County Page for McGillstown.

Cemeteries Near McGillstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGillstown.

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 McGillstown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGillstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.

  • South Bellegrove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
    • The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Mt. Annville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fairland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Fort Indiantown Gap.
    • The Indiantown Gap National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45182 <2>
  • Siegrist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lebanon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45105 <2>
  • Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shirks UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks UMC Cemetery
    • The Shirks UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sherks UMC Cemetery
  • South Annville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
    • The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Long's Cemetery
  • Bethel Moravian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Green Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. John's UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UMC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grantville.
      • The St. John's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grantville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980027 <2>

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 McGillstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McGillstown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McGillstown, with the one closest to McGillstown listed first.

  • Bellegrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
  • Ono
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heilmandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
  • Bunker Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Hanover is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
  • Syner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Syner is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
  • Annville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cleona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Coheva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coheva is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
  • Lickdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Cornwall Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
    • Inwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGillstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGillstown.

Newspapers Published in McGillstown ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGillstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGillstown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGillstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 McGillstown:

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 McGillstown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGillstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.