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 Orchard Crest (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 Orchard Crest. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Orchard Crest 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 Orchard Crest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Crest:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Orchard Crest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Shiremanstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Trindle Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Lower Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Lisburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Latimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- York Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Gargol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Gardners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Aspers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Bendersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Guernsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 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 Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Paxtang
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Steelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Highspire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lawnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Bloomburg Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Colonial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Locust Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Knousetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Old Port
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Rheems
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Maytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Florin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Mount Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Campbelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Syner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Lawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Annville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fontana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Mount Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Mount Gretna Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Cleona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Green Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Northumberland County
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Marysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perdix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Duncannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Mecks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Falling Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- New Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Blain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Alinda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Elliottsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Landisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Siddonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Andersontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Nauvoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Dillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewisberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Mount Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Quaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Crest, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Crest.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Crest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Crest.
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 Orchard Crest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Crest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longsdorf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bakers Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roof Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921632 <2>
- Enola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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>
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 Orchard Crest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Crest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Crest, with the one closest to Orchard Crest listed first.
- Shiremanstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Mechanicsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trindle Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
- Rossmoyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rossmoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Dillsburg Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
- Bowmansdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowmansdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansdale
- Nantilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nantilly is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantilly
- White Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Hogestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
- Siddonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lisburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Eberlys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eberlys Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberlys Mill
- Williams Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Crest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Crest.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Crest ...
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 Orchard Crest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Crest, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Crest.
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 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 Orchard Crest:
- 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
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orchard Crest, 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- Orchard Crest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |