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 View (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 View. 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 View ...
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 View: Mt. View
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount View.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mount View 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 View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount View:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Mount View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Westwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sporting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wormleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Latimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Gardners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- East Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Heidlersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Aspers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bendersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 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 View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Fort Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Edgemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Penbrook
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Dauphin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Paxtang
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Steelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomburg Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Locust Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Port
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McAlisterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Milton Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Florin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Campbelltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Syner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Annville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Green Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Perdix
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- New Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Mecks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Falling Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Klingerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tower City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Aline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Hoffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shadle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Andersontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Siddonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Marsh Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Nauvoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Lewisberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Dillsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Valley Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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 View, see our County-by-County Page for Mount View.
Cemeteries Near Mount View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Enola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola Cemetery
- The Enola Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206443 <2>
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sitterley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longsdorf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount View, with the one closest to Mount View listed first.
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Shiremanstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hogestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
- White Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Eberlys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wertzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville
- Dillsburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Trindle Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount View.
Newspapers Published in Mount View ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount View, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 View:
- 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
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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 View) 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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |