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 Gretna Heights (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 Gretna Heights. 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 Gretna Heights ...
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 Gretna Heights: Mt. Gretna Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 Gretna Heights 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 Mount Gretna Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Gretna Heights:
- Lebanon County (The home county of Mount Gretna Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Mount Gretna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Burd Coleman Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Quentin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Miners Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
- Annville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbelltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Wintersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Robesonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Adamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Phoebe Berks Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wernersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Schubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Chester County
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Lemoyne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- West Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Westwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sporting Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Allenview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Bachmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Hummelstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Manadahill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Springford Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mastersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Elstonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Naumanstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Manheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Sporting Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Brickerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lancaster Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Irving
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Suedberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Marstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Lorberry Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Orwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Echo Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Tower City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moyers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- East Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- York Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Hallam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Marsh Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Yorkana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Strinestown
(19 miles [30.6 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 Mount Gretna Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Gretna Heights.
Cemeteries Near Mount Gretna Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Gretna Heights.
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 Gretna Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Gretna Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bachman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hostetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Annville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Moyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Mount Gretna Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Gretna Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Gretna Heights, with the one closest to Mount Gretna Heights listed first.
- Mount Gretna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mastersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Elstonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Miners Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
- Fontana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rexmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rexmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexmont
- Penryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penryn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penryn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Manheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Annville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Gretna Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Gretna Heights.
Newspapers Published in Mount Gretna Heights ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gretna Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Gretna Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Gretna Heights.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Gretna Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Gretna Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mount Gretna Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |