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 Rock (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 Rock. 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 Rock ...
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 Rock: Mt. Rock
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Rock.
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 hospitals 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 Rock 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 Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Rock:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Mount Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Bears Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montsera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Huntsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Craighead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Caprivi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Idaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Bendersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Aspers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Latimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Arendtsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Biglerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Table Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Heidlersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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 Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Fort Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Steelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Edgemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Lawnton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Stone Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Bloomburg Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Mowersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Caledonia Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Pleasant Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Newbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orbisonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- East Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- McCullochs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Doyles Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Peru Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Reeds Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Old Port
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Locust Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mifflin County
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Alinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Falling Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cisna Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Kistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- New Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Blain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eshcol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Ickesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Harmony Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Roler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklintown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Rock.
Cemeteries Near Mount Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Rock.
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 Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westminister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Springville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Letort Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
- The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kutz Cemetery
- Kutz's Cemetery
- Letort UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <2>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Rock had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Rock, with the one closest to Mount Rock listed first.
- Kerrsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Greason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Dickinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Montsera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Plainfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longsdorf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Huntsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Stoughstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoughstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughstown
- Hays Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Barnitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walnut Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 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 Mount Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Rock.
Newspapers Published in Mount Rock ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Rock, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Rock.
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 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 Mount Rock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Mifflin 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 Rock, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |