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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 Market (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 Market. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

New Market is located in York County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Market. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Market:

  • York County     (The home county of New Market)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Marsh Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marsh Run
      • From New Market to Marsh Run
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
      • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rudytown
      • From New Market to Rudytown
    • Nauvoo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Redland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
      • Redland Village is located in York County
    • Valley Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in York County
    • Andersontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goldsboro
      • From New Market to Goldsboro
    • Siddonsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Erney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Franklintown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
      • Franklintown is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Alpine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alpine
      • From New Market to Alpine
  • Adams County
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Berks County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • New Cumberland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lemoyne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <3>
    • Lower Allen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Wormleysburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
      • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <3>
    • Camp Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • West Fairview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiremanstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Enola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allenview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sporting Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Steelton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Paxtang
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxtang
      • From New Market to Paxtang
    • Highspire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Penbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Lawnton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
    • Edgemont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
      • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Progress
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • Bloomburg Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
      • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Colonial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
      • Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
    • Rutherford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutherford
      • From New Market to Rutherford
    • Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From New Market to Clifton
  • Juniata County
    • Seven Stars
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falmouth
      • From New Market to Falmouth
    • Aberdeen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billmeyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Billmeyer
      • From New Market to Billmeyer
    • Rheems
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Maytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <3>
    • Florin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mastersonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Marietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Joy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Elstonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.
    • Campbelltown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Palmyra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
    • Lawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Syner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Syner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
      • Syner is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Syner
      • From New Market to Syner
    • Colebrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fontana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fontana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fontana
      • From New Market to Fontana
    • Mount Gretna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna
      • Mount Gretna is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gretna <3>
    • Timber Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Annville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
      • Annville is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
    • Mount Gretna Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
      • Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
    • Fort Indiantown Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Westmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Northumberland County
  • Perry County
  • Schuylkill County
  • Snyder County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Market, see our County-by-County Page for New Market.

Cemeteries Near New Market ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Market.

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 Market - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Market covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find New Market in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Market.

These communities are listed based on their distance from New Market, with the one closest to New Market listed first.

  • Steelton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Cumberland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marsh Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Marsh Run is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marsh Run
    • From New Market to Marsh Run
  • Oberlin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
    • Oberlin is located in Dauphin County
  • Paxtang
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
    • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Paxtang
    • From New Market to Paxtang
  • Eberlys Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eberlys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
    • Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Highspire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Penbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
  • Camp Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • White Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
    • White Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Progress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Dauphin County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • West Fairview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossmoyne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossmoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
      • Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
    • Lisburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Market. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Market.

Newspapers Published in New Market ...

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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Market.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Market, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Market.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Market:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Market, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Market) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Market. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2231, Longitude: -76.8534