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 Overview (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 Overview. 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 doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Overview 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 Overview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overview:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Overview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Westwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Wormleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiremanstown
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Sporting Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Latimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Lake Meade
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- York Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- East Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gardners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Aspers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bendersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Abbottstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Berks County
- Meckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Fort Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Dauphin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Stone Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Edgemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Bloomburg Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Old Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Colonial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Seven Stars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Thompsontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- 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
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- McAlisterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Swales
(28 miles [45.1 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 Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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 southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Milton Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Mastersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Maytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville
(27 miles [43.5 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 Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Syner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Campbelltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Annville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Colebrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Fontana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Cleona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perdix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 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
- 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
- Mecks Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Liverpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Klingerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Suedberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Rough and Ready
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Beuchler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Valley View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Aline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Shadle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Pallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Port Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dundore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freeburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Marsh Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Andersontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- 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
- Siddonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Lewisberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Valley Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Goldsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Dillsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overview, see our County-by-County Page for Overview.
Cemeteries Near Overview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overview.
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 Overview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Enola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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>
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perry Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sitterley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoops Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Overview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overview, with the one closest to Overview listed first.
- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Fort Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lucknow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- West Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perdix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Dauphin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Penbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Stone Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overview.
Newspapers Published in Overview ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overview, 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 Overview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Overview:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overview) 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 Overview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |