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 New Baltimore (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 New Baltimore. 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.
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 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.
New Baltimore is located in York 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 York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near New Baltimore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Baltimore:
- York County (The home county of New Baltimore)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pennville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Parkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Bandanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Bott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- West Manheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Strickhousers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Brodbecks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Blackrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Abbottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Newchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Littlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonneauville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Hunters Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Boiling Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lisburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Mount Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Barnitz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Craighead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Montsera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Trindle Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Huntsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Highspire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Steelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paxtang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Mount Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Maytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Washington Borough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Eklo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Fowblesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Parkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Lineboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Reeds Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Rockbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Harney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Frizzellburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Fairground Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Ladiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- New Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Creagerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Libertytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Sabillasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Shawsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Hess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Baltimore, see our County-by-County Page for New Baltimore.
Cemeteries Near New Baltimore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Baltimore.
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 New Baltimore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Baltimore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Mumma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- York Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Road Cemetery
- The York Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bairs Meeting House Cemetery
- Bucher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hanover.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #819773 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dubs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 New Baltimore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Baltimore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McSherrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
- McSherry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McSherry is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- Iron Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iron Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Berlin Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Junction
- Edgegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Porters Sideling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Porters Sideling is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Sideling
- Menges Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Menges Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menges Mills
- Irishtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Irishtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Abbottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centennial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marburg
- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- New Oxford
(5 miles [8 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 New Baltimore. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Baltimore.
Newspapers Published in New Baltimore ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Baltimore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Baltimore, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Baltimore.
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 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 New Baltimore:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford 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> | 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- New Baltimore) 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 New Baltimore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |