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 Tabor (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 Tabor. 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 Tabor ...
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 Tabor: Mt. Tabor
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Tabor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Tabor.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Tabor is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Tabor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Tabor:
- Adams County (The home county of Mount Tabor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Gardners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bendersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gargol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Latimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Table Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Heidlersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Arendtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Hunters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Barnitz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Mount Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Craighead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Lees Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Steelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highspire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Fort Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lawnton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Lucknow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bloomburg Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Caledonia Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinola
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- West Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mowersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Orrstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mont Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altenwald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Chambersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lancaster County
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Alinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Falling Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Landisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Cisna Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Bixler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Mecks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- New Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Mount Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Dillsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Harmony Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Siddonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Davidsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davidsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
- Andersontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- La Bott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Harney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Keysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bark Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Frizzellburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Lineboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thurmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Creagerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Ladiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Smithsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Tabor, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Tabor.
Cemeteries Near Mount Tabor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Tabor.
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 Tabor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Tabor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blacks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Bermudian Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lake Meade.
- The Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Springville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Tabor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Tabor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Tabor, with the one closest to Mount Tabor listed first.
- Gardners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Bendersville Station - Aspers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bendersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aspers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Floradale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Floradale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floradale
- Uriah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uriah is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
- Pine Grove Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Hunters Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Brysonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brysonia is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brysonia
- Biglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arendtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Table Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Heidlersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Tabor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Tabor.
Newspapers Published in Mount Tabor ...
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 Tabor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Tabor, 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 Tabor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tabor:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington 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 Tabor, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Tabor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |