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 Mount Allen (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 Mount Allen. 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 Mount Allen ...
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 Mount Allen: Mt. Allen
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mount Allen is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Allen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Allen:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Mount Allen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Allenview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Mechanicsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Trindle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Sporting Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lemoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Latimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- East Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Idaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Gardners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Aspers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bendersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highspire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Lawnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fort Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Bloomburg Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Lucknow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Colonial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Seven Stars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Locust Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rheems
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Florin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mastersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Mount Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ironville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Campbelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Syner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Colebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Annville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Cleona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- New Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Alinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Blain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Siddonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Nauvoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Dillsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewisberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Marsh Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Quaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Redland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Mount Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Allen, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Allen.
Cemeteries Near Mount Allen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Allen.
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 Mount Allen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Allen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Lantz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roof Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longsdorf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dillsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Mount Allen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Allen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Allen, with the one closest to Mount Allen listed first.
- Bowmansdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
- Nantilly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- Siddonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Rossmoyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Mechanicsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Lisburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Dillsburg Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Trindle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Eberlys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Brandtsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandtsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandtsville
- Dillsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Allen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Allen.
Newspapers Published in Mount Allen ...
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 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Allen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Allen, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Allen.
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 Mount Allen:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- York 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 Mount Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Allen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |