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 Peach Bottom (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 Peach Bottom. 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 and 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.
Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Peach Bottom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peach Bottom:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Peach Bottom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- McSparran
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Kirks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mechanic Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Summerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Truce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Quarryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Atglen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lenover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- North Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Pencader Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Southwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- York Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pike Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Windy Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Franklinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Maryland Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Hydes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Carroll County (MD)
- Young Mans Fancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Mason Dixon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Colora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sylmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Whiteford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Betterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peach Bottom, see our County-by-County Page for Peach Bottom.
Cemeteries Near Peach Bottom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peach Bottom.
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 Peach Bottom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peach Bottom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- Coopers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo (MD).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drumore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Hosanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dublin 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 Peach Bottom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peach Bottom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peach Bottom, with the one closest to Peach Bottom listed first.
- McSparran
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wakefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Furniss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Flintville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Eldora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldora is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Drumore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Wrightsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Fernglen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernglen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernglen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peach Bottom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peach Bottom.
Newspapers Published in Peach Bottom ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peach Bottom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peach Bottom, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peach Bottom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Peach Bottom:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Peach Bottom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Peach Bottom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |